Tharindu Rathnayake

Tharindu Rathnayake
Personal information
Full name
Konganige Tharindu Hasanka Ratnayake
Born (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996
Marawila, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break, Slow left-arm
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 169)17 June 2025 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015/16–2020–21Singhalese Sports Club
2017/18Moors Sports Club
2021/22–2023/24Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
2021–23Dambulla Sixers
2024/25Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 January 2017

Tharindu Rathnayake (born 18 April 1996) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2013. In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.

He was the leading wicket-taker for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 53 dismissals in ten matches. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.