title: Andri Berenger
text: # Andri Berenger
  
  Andri Raffaelo Berenger (Sinhala: ඇන්ඩ්‍රි බෙරෙන්ජර්; born 29 August 1991), is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He was born in Colombo. He has played for the United Arab Emirates and for Qatar.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Berenger was born in Colombo on 29 August 1991. His father Kenham Berenger was a Sri Lankan boxing champion. He grew up in the UAE where his parents were expatriate workers. Berenger represented the UAE at the Under-15 Gulf Cup in Bahrain before winning a sports scholarship to attend St. Peter's College, Colombo.
  
  ## Cricket career
  
  ### Sri Lanka
  
  Berenger represented the Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team at the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
  
  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.
  
  ### United Arab Emirates
  
  He made his One Day International debut for the United Arab Emirates against Afghanistan on 28 November 2014. He represented the UAE at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
  
  ### Qatar
  
  In 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. He made his T20I debut on 23 October 2021, for Qatar against Bahrain.
  
  