Andri Raffaelo Berenger (Sinhala: ඇන්ඩ්රි බෙරෙන්ජර්; born 29 August 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who has played for the United Arab Emirates and for Qatar.[1]
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| Full name | Andri Raffaelo Berenger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 53) | 28 November 2014 UAE v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 March 2015 UAE v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 19) | 23 October 2021 Qatar v Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 October 2021 Qatar v Kuwait | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | Seeduwa Raddoluwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Colombo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Saracens Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editBerenger was born in Colombo on 29 August 1991.[1] His father Kenham Berenger was a Sri Lankan boxing champion. He grew up in the UAE where his parents were expatriate workers.[2] Berenger represented the UAE at the Under-15 Gulf Cup in Bahrain before winning a sports scholarship to attend St. Peter's College, Colombo.[1]
Cricket career
editSri Lanka
editBerenger represented the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[1]
Berenger made his cricketing debut in a List A match for Seeduwa Raddoluwa in December 2008 against Moratuwa Sports Club. Later in the same week, he made a single first-class appearance for the side, in the 2008-09 Premier Championship.
Berenger later played for Sinhalese Sports Club and Colombo Cricket Club.[1]
United Arab Emirates
editHe made his One Day International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 28 November 2014.[3] He represented the UAE at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Qatar
editIn October 2021, he was named in Qatar's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[4] He made his T20I debut on 23 October 2021, for Qatar against Bahrain.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Player profile : Andri Berenger". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "UAE's Berenger dreams of playing for Sri Lanka". Emirates 24/7. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st ODI: United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at Dubai (CA), Nov 28, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Qatar to host T20 World Cup qualifiers". Gulf Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "1st Match, Doha, Oct 23 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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