Sri Lankan leg-spinner Ruwantha Kellapotha has signed with the Melbourne Renegades for BBL|12, capping a remarkable rise through Victorian cricket ranks.
The 31-year-old is the team’s first overseas replacement player signing for this season.
Kellapotha has experience playing in Sri Lanka’s first-class competition, where he last played in 2013.
Over the past decade has played club cricket in Melbourne – primarily in the Dandenong District Cricket Association.
Ruwantha Kellapotha breaks through! ☝️
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Last summer, he made the jump to Premier Cricket with Casey-South Melbourne, claiming 46 wickets across First XI and Super Slam matches to be the competition’s leading wicket-taker. He also represented Victoria’s 2nd XI.
Source n Credits : https://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/ruwantha-becomes-a-renegade/2022-09-29
