Chanaka Welegedara
Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara | |||
Born | 20 March 1981 Matale, Sri Lanka | |||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Bowling style | Left arm fast-medium | |||
Role | Bowler | |||
International information | ||||
National side | Sri Lanka | |||
Only Test (cap 107) | 18 December 2007 v England | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
2007/08–present | Moors Sports Club | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Tests | FC | List A | T20 |
Matches | 6 | 70 | 78 | 26 |
Runs scored | 27 | 552 | 96 | 42 |
Batting average | 6.75 | 9.85 | 5.64 | 10.50 |
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Top score | 0 | 76 | 18* | 12* |
Balls bowled | 993 | 9,561 | 3,408 | 547 |
Wickets | 12 | 192 | 111 | 36 |
Bowling average | 58.91 | 29.38 | 25.09 | 17.22 |
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
10 wickets in match | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
Best bowling | 4/87 | 5/34 | 5/16 | 3/18 |
Catches/stumpings | 2/– | 15/– | 16/– | 2/– |
Source: CricketArchive, 8 February 2011 |
International career
On 18 December 2007, he made his Test match debut in the third test against England at Galle. Welagedara was selected in Sri Lanka's test squad for their 2008 tour of the West Indies, but had to wait until November 2009 for his second Test appearance, which came against India, and he would go on to play all three Tests in the series. His first Test wicket was England's Paul Collingwood.He was included in Sri Lanka's One Day International squad to play against India in December 2009, making his debut on 15 December in Rajkot, and in a match where 825 runs were scored in 100 overs, he returned figures of 2/63 from his ten overs, claiming the wickets of Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli. He also claimed a five wicket haul against India.
He was the first Test cricketer to boast six initials to his name.[2]
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