Kululasekera made his One Day International debut against England at Dambulla on 18 November 2003. He took 2-19 as England were bowled out for 88, and Sri Lanka took less than 14 overs to win by 10 wickets.
He made his Test cricket debut against New Zealand at Napier on 4 April 2005. He took only one wicket, and scored a duck, as the match was drawn.
He scored his first Test fifty against England in the 1st Test at Lord's in May 2006, batting out much of the fifth day to save the match.
He is currently ranked in fourth place of bowling in the world ODI format due to his ability to swing the ball both in and out.
He went unsold in the February 2009 IPL Season 2 auctions even though he was up for sale at a fairly low base price of USD 100,000.
IPL 2011
Kulasekara was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a price of $100,000 to play for their team in the IPL 2011.Man of the Match Awards outside his country: 1
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara | |||
| Born | 22 July 1982 Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Sri Lanka | |||
| Test debut (cap 100) | 4 April 2005 v New Zealand | |||
| Last Test | 27 November 2010 v West Indies | |||
| ODI debut (cap 118) | November 18 2003 v England | |||
| Last ODI | 3 February 2011 v West Indies | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 55 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2002/03-2004 | Galle Cricket Club | |||
| 2004/05-2011 | Colts Cricket Club | |||
| 2011-present | Chennai Super Kings | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODIs | FC | List A |
| Matches | 12 | 83 | 74 | 161 |
| Runs scored | 262 | 475 | 1,434 | 966 |
| Batting average | 16.37 | 16.96 | 18.62 | 17.25 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/2 |
| Top score | 64 | 57* | 95 | 84 |
| Balls bowled | 1,678 | 3,833 | 10,194 | 7,246 |
| Wickets | 26 | 100 | 243 | 215 |
| Bowling average | 33.80 | 29.04 | 22.64 | 24.09 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 4/21 | 4/40 | 7/27 | 5/29 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4/– | 20/– | 26/– | 40/– |
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