Dimuth Karunaratne smoked a fine half-century in Sri Lanka's opener at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers against the UAE. He scored 52(54), a knock laced with seven boundaries.
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Third consecutive ODI fifty
Notably, Karunaratne made a comeback to the ODI team only earlier this month. This was his third successive ODI half-century.
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Karunaratne's ODI revival
The home series against Afghanistan marked Karunaratne's return to the ODI side after over two years. He has mustered three fifties ever since (52, 56*, 52, and 4).
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Karunaratne's ODI journey
Karunaratne has played only 38 ODI matches since his debut in 2011, scoring 930 runs with seven half-centuries and a highest score of 97.
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Sensational run in 2023
Karunaratne has been on a roll across formats in 2023. In 10 international innings so far, he has mustered 665 runs at an average of 73.88.