Jeevantha Kulatunga

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Jeevantha Kulatunga

Personal information
Full name	Hettiarachchi Gamage Jeevantha Mahesh Kulatunga
Born	2 November 1973 (age 37) Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993-	Colts Cricket Club
1990-95	North Western Province
2007-	Wayamba
Career statistics
Competition	FC	LA	T20I	T20
Matches	186	102	2	38
Runs scored	8,315	2,345	19	820
Batting average	32.35	28.95	9.50	26.45
100s/50s	13/50	1/14	0/0	1/3
Top score	234	132	11	104*
Balls bowled	5,183	725	–	210
Wickets	81	22	–	15
Bowling average	28.91	23.45	–	16.26
5 wickets in innings	1	1	–	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	–	n/a
Best bowling	5/67	5/21	–	4/28
Catches/stumpings	186/–	54/–	2/–	12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 September 2010

Hettiarachchi Gamage Jeevantha Mahesh Kulatunga (born November 2, 1973) in Kurunegala is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. An aggressive right-handed middle order batsman, Kulatunga has been captain of Colts Cricket Club since 2003/04.
He was just 17 when he made his first class debut in 1990, playing for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club. In 2001 he was selected to represent the Sri Lanka Board President's XI in a game against England at Matara, scoring a half century. He has also played for Sri Lanka A, in games against Pakistan A and India.
In October 2008, Kulatunga was selected in the Sri Lanka side for an International Twenty20 tournament in Toronto. He made his debut on 20 October against Zimbabwe, scoring eight runs and taking a catch in a five-wicket victory,^[1] also playing against Canada.
He has been a prolific scorer in domestic cricket and in May steered his club Wayamba to a 31-run victory in the inaugural Inter-Provincial Twenty20 final against Ruhuna, earning an opportunity to make his international debut. He has also played for Barisal Blazers in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.

Career Best Performances

as of 15 September 2010

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
T20I	11	Sri Lanka v Canada	Ontario	2008	n/a
FC	234	Colts v Ragama	Colombo (MSC)	2009	5-67	Colts v Sri Lanka Air Force	Colombo (Colts)	2004
LA	132	Wayamba v Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI	Colombo (Colts)	2010	5-21	Colts v Badureliya	Colombo (Colts)	2006
T20	104*	Wayamba v Kandurata	Galle	2010	4-28	Colts v Kurunegala YCC	Colombo (Nondescripts)	2005