Ranjan Madugalle
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Ranjan Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a prominent ICC match referee, overseeing numerous high-profile international matches and tournaments.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ranjan Madugalle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6946686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ranjan Madugalle Context triple: [2015 Cricket World Cup final, matchReferee, Ranjan Madugalle]
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A.
Chandika Hathurusingha
Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and prominent international cricket coach known for significantly improving the performance of teams such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who became a prominent elite panel umpire, officiating in major events such as the Cricket World Cup.
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C.
W. Dahanayake
W. Dahanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Ceylon in the late 1950s.
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D.
A. T. Ariyaratne
A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.
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E.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ranjan Madugalle Target entity description: Ranjan Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a prominent ICC match referee, overseeing numerous high-profile international matches and tournaments.
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A.
Chandika Hathurusingha
Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and prominent international cricket coach known for significantly improving the performance of teams such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Dharmasena is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who became a prominent elite panel umpire, officiating in major events such as the Cricket World Cup.
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C.
W. Dahanayake
W. Dahanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Ceylon in the late 1950s.
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D.
A. T. Ariyaratne
A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.
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E.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ICC match referee
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ match referee ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm medium ⓘ |
| captained | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerStage |
active match referee
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retired cricketer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | International Cricket Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cricket officiating
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sports administration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffiliation | International Cricket Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExperienceIn |
ODI match refereeing
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T20 International match refereeing ⓘ Test match refereeing ⓘ |
| hasParticipatedIn |
ICC Cricket World Cup matches as match referee
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ICC tournaments as match referee ⓘ One Day International cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ Test cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
former international cricketer
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international match referee ⓘ |
| isFrom | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Sinhala ⓘ |
| name | Ranjan Madugalle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
officiating ICC tournaments
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officiating high-profile international cricket matches ⓘ serving as ICC Chief Match Referee ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading member of ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees ⓘ |
| occupation |
cricketer
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match referee ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Sri Lanka One Day International cricket team
NERFINISHED
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Sri Lanka Test cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | ICC Chief Match Referee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | batsman ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | international cricket ⓘ |
| worksOn |
ICC events
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international cricket matches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ranjan Madugalle Description of subject: Ranjan Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a prominent ICC match referee, overseeing numerous high-profile international matches and tournaments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.