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Upul Chandana
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana
Born May 7, 1972, Galle
Current age 36 years 79 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Gloucestershire, ICL World XI, Kolkata Tigers, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
16 |
24 |
1 |
616 |
92 |
26.78 |
1217 |
50.61 |
0 |
2 |
77 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
| ODIs |
147 |
111 |
17 |
1627 |
89 |
17.30 |
2229 |
72.99 |
0 |
5 |
108 |
22 |
79 |
0 |
| First-class |
162 |
223 |
21 |
6233 |
194 |
30.85 |
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8 |
36 |
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136 |
0 |
| List A |
252 |
196 |
34 |
3213 |
108 |
19.83 |
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1 |
9 |
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137 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
110 |
36 |
22.00 |
92 |
119.56 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
16 |
29 |
2685 |
1535 |
37 |
6/179 |
10/210 |
41.48 |
3.43 |
72.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| ODIs |
147 |
136 |
6142 |
4818 |
151 |
5/61 |
5/61 |
31.90 |
4.70 |
40.6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
162 |
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22585 |
11448 |
456 |
7/60 |
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25.10 |
3.04 |
49.5 |
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20 |
1 |
| List A |
252 |
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10823+ |
7914 |
294 |
5/22 |
5/22 |
26.91 |
4.32* |
38.1* |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
6 |
5 |
114 |
121 |
9 |
3/18 |
3/18 |
13.44 |
6.36 |
12.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 12-15, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Apr 11-14, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 14, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1991/92 |
| Last First-class |
Sri Lanka A v Bangladesh A at Colombo (CCC), Mar 25-28, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1991/92 |
| Last List A |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Ragama Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 2, 2007 scorecard |
Upul Chandana's career started to blossom in 2002 when he was asked to captain Sri Lanka A against Kenya. His batting gained a new authority and his bowling greater potency, as he topped both the batting and bowling averages in that unofficial Test series. A wonderfully supple fielder, capable of match-turning run-outs and sizzling airbourne catches, he was in and out of both the Test and one-day squads for a number of years before bedding down in the one-day team in mid-2003 after a match-winning innings at Bridgetown. His explosive qualities in the middle order made him an asset in the limited-overs game. But his bowling has also continued to improve, making him a better bet for Tests as well. Murali's withdrawal from the tour to Australia in 2004 put additional responsibility on him, and he responded well. As the year progressed, his legbreaks, traditionally nagging rather than explosive, started to fizz more venomously. More importantly, his line and length tightened up. By the end of the Asia Cup in 2004 he had become an important wicket-taker in the one-day team, but his form fell away and he was dropped late in 2005, making one rather unexpected one-day appearance in July 2007, retiring soon after.
Charlie Austin September 2007
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Chris Harris and Upul Chandana fail to catch the ball
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Mar 30, 2008 |
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Upul Chandana bowls while umpire Jeff Evans keeps close watch
© ICL |
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Sep 5, 2007 |
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Upul Chadana at a press conference to announce his retirement
© AFP |
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