Ramith Rambukwella (born 8 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan

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er who plays for

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s for Sri Lanka national side. His father

Keheliya Rambukwella Keheliya Rambukwella ( Sinhala:, Tamil:; born 21 September 1954) is a Sri Lankan politician. Who is serving as the current Minister of Water Supply and Drainage and Minister of Health of Sri Lanka Since May 2022. He is the former Minister of M ...

is a minister and a member of parliament in Sri Lankan government.

Domestic career

In April 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the

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. In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the

2018 SLC T20 League The 2018 SLC T20 League was a domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka, between 21 August and 2 September 2018. Four teams took part in the tournament: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy. The Rangiri Dambulla Internationa ...

International career

He made his

(T20I) debut against New Zealand on 21 November 2013 as the 50th T20I cap for Sri Lanka. Rambukwella, who was in UK with the Sri Lanka A team in July 2016, was called up to Sri Lanka's squad for the T20I against England on 5 July 2016.

Personal life

Rambukwella is married to his longtime partner Natali, where the wedding was celebrated on 3 May 2017 in Galle Face Hotel.

Arrest and misbehavior

On 18 July 2013, Rambukwella was fined with 50% of his tour fee of the West Indies after causing mild panic on a flight by attempting to open the cabin door at 35,000 feet. He was drunk at that time, where he had mistaken the cabin door for the lavatory, and suggested he had been half-asleep, which is what prompted the error. In September 2013, he was arrested following a car accident in Colombo, which struck a wall. He was arrested again in March 2018, for involving in drunk driving and assault.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rambukwella, Ramith 1991 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers People from Kandy Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Ruhuna Royals cricketers Colombo Commandos cricketers Jaffna District cricketers Asian Games gold medalists for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games