Pavan Rathnayake

Pavan Rathnayake
පවන් රත්නායක
Personal information
Born (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 219)16 November 2025 v Pakistan
Last ODI27 January 2026 v England
T20I debut (cap 112)25 November 2025 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I1 February 2026 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2020 Police SC
2021–present CCC
2023–presentDambulla
2024Kandy Falcons
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 4 58 83
Runs scored 194 48 3,755 2,704
Batting average 48.50 24.00 50.06 45.06
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 13/13 7/10
Top score 121 40 240 158*
Balls bowled 6 12 252 30
Wickets 0 2 3 0
Bowling average 5.50 58.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/11 1/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 89/6 55/4
Source: Cricinfo, 1 February 2026

Pavan Rathnayake (Sinhala: පවන් රත්නායක, [paʋan ratnaːjəkə]; born 24 August 2002) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka Police Sports Club in Tier B of the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 17 April 2019.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 March 2021, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[3] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[4]

International centuries

ODI centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. SR Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 121  England 4 2 105.22 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Home 27 January 2026 Lost [5]

References

  1. ^ "Pavan Rathnayake". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B at Katunayake, Apr 17-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Group A, Colombo, Mar 10 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ "England seal series win despite Pavan Rathnayake's maiden ODI ton". Ada Derana. Retrieved 28 January 2026.