Gayashan Munasinghe

Who is Gayashan Munasinghe?

Gayashan Ranga de Silva Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan-born Italian cricketer. Munasinghe is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast.

His first appearance for Italy came against a Leinster Cricket Union President's XI in a warm up match for the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division One, though he made no appearances during the main tournament itself. He was then selected as part of Italy's squad for the 2008 World Cricket League Division Four in Tanzania, making four appearances. With the ball, he took 2 wickets in the tournament at an average of 32.50, with best figures of 1/32. With the bat, he scored 20 runs with a high score of 11 not out. His next appearance for Italy came in the 2010 European Cricket Championship Division One, in which he played five matches. He was then selected as part of Italy's squad for the 2010 World Cricket League Division Four, which was hosted by Italy. He made six appearances during the tournament, helping Italy earn promotion to the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three. Division Three was played in Hong Kong in January 2011, with Munasinghe selected as part of Italy's thirteen man squad.