Ishan Jayaratne
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Hadigallage Ishan Anjana Jayaratne (born 26 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has played for several teams in Sri Lankan domestic cricket. He is a right-arm pace bowler.
A former Sri Lanka under-19s player, Jayaratne made his senior debut for the Colts Cricket Club in January 2009, in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament. In January 2010, he represented the Sri Lankan under-21s in the cricket tournament at the 2010 South Asian Games, winning a silver medal. Jayaratne made his first-class debut in February 2011, in the Premier Trophy. During the 2012–13 season, he took 23 wickets from seven matches, behind only Sajeewa Weerakoon for Colts, which included figures of 5/53 against Saracens and 7/37 against Lankan. Jayaratne was subsequently selected to make his debut for Sri Lanka A in the 2013 off-season, touring the West Indies and playing home series against New Zealand A and Kenya. At Twenty20 level, he has made appearances for Ruhuna, Southern Express (including in the 2014 Champions League Twenty20), and the Kurunegala Warriors.