Right-handed all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous 2023 Indian Premier League. The Bangalore team releases Wanindu Hasaranga ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League. Hasaranga signed up for the IPL 2024 auction’s base price of INR 1.50 crore.
At the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad signed leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka for a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.
The IPL 2024 Auction Price and Team, IPL Stats, and Wanindu Hasaranga’s season-long score are all covered in this article.
Personal Information
Full Name | Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva |
Date of Birth | July 29, 1997 |
Age | 25 Years |
Nationality | Sri Lanka |
Birth Place | Galle, Sri Lanka |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Current Team(s) | Sunrisers HyderabadSri Lanka Cricket |
Role | Bowling Allrounder, Right Handed Bat, Right-arm legbreak |
Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
Bowling Style | Legbreak |
Debut | July 2, 2017 |
Jersey No. | 49 |
Family | Chaturanga de Silva (Brother) |
IPL 2024 Wanindu Hasaranga Salary and IPL Squad
In the 2021 IPL, Wanindu Hasaranga made his IPL debut with the Royal Challengers Banglore. In the 2022 Indian Premier League, the RCB paid INR 10.75 crore to acquire his services.
The Wanindu Hasaranga Auction prices for the 2022 and 2023 Indian Premier League are displayed in the table below.-
Year | IPL Team | IPL Price |
2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 10.75 Cr |
2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 10.75 Cr |
2024 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | INR 1.50 CR |
IPL Career Statistics and Records for Wanindu Hasaranga
With his highest IPL score of 75, Wanindu Hasaranga scored 72 runs while playing in just 26 matches at an average of 7.20. Throughout his IPL career, Wanindu Hasaranga hit one six and seven fours.
Wanindu Hasaranga Stats IPL | |||
Innings | Both | ||
Matches | 26 | ||
Highest Score | 18 | ||
Runs | 72 | ||
50s | 0 | ||
100s | 0 | ||
Run Per Inn | 5.1 | ||
Run Per Match | 2.7 | ||
Boundary (In Ball) | 9.1 | ||
4s (In Ball) | 10.4 | ||
6s (In Ball) | 73.0 | ||
Wickets | 35 | ||
Over Per Match | 3.3 | ||
Wicket Per Inn | 1.3 | ||
Wicket Per Match | 1.3 | ||
Wicket (In Ball) | 15.7 | ||
Wicket (In Runs) | 21.3 | ||
Field In Match % | 26 % | ||
Catch In Match % | 11 % |
Wanindu Hasaranga Records
- The world record for the most T20I wickets in a year is shared by Wanindu Hasaranga. In T20I cricket in 2021, he and Tabraiz Shamsi shared 36 wickets apiece.
- On his ODI debut, he became the first player from Sri Lanka to score a hat-trick.
- The best score by a Sri Lankan No. 8 in one-day internationals is 80, which was achieved by Wanindu Hasaranga in the third ODI in Antigua in March 2021.
- In a single T20 World Cup, Hasaranga had taken the most wickets. His 2021 edition total of 16 wickets eclipsed the record of 15 wickets held by fellow countryman Ajantha Mendis during the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.
- The record for the most T20I wickets in a year by ICC full members is shared by Wanindu Hasaranga. In T20I cricket in 2021, Hasaranga and Tabraiz Shamsi took 36 wickets apiece.
- The first player from Sri Lanka to score a hat-trick on his debut is Hasaranga.
- In T20Is, Hasaranga has taken 23 of his 75 wickets via leg before wicket. He is the bowler with the second-highest number of leg before wickets in Twenty20 Internationals, after Rashid Khan of Afghanistan (28).
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