Dimuth Sandaruwan

Diumuth Sandaruwan is an exciting young all-round talent from Sri Lanka. A gifted left-hander that has found a home in the Negombo middle order, he also bowls better than useful Right-arm Off Spin and has taken the gloves in the past in age group cricket. Dimuth is a product of the renowned Richmond College, which has a glorious history of producing elite cricketers.

Dimuth represented Southern Province in a brief Youth representative career, with 713 runs @ 39.61 in 20 innings with a best of 174 in the 2018-19 season. Having debuted at List A level for Galle CC in 2021-22, he made just 2 appearances, batting once, so he wasted no time accepting an opportunity to link with Negombo CC ahead of the 2022 season.

With a new home, came new opportunity and Dimuth made his First Class debut and List A debut for NCC throughout the 2022 domestic season. His 50-over form was excellent, with 312 runs @ 34.66, scoring a career best of 88* against SL Navy to steer them home to a 5-wicket win.

Seeking his first season in the UK in 2024, Dimuth joined Tavistock CC in Devon. It was an eye opener for him, with his first taste of English cricket a pretty big change for him. 498 runs & 19 wickets wasn’t a bad result but he’ll need to be better for the experience in the future.

Dimuth will be an excellent pick up for any club seeking a quality top order batsman that can contribute with the ball or gloves next summer.