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Chaminda Vaas
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
Born January 27, 1974, Mattumagala
Current age 34 years 111 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Deccan Chargers, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcestershire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
104 |
152 |
31 |
2928 |
100* |
24.19 |
6703 |
43.68 |
1 |
13 |
353 |
15 |
30 |
0 |
| ODIs |
315 |
214 |
71 |
1965 |
50* |
13.74 |
2688 |
73.10 |
0 |
1 |
125 |
22 |
59 |
0 |
| T20Is |
6 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
21 |
33.00 |
41 |
80.48 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
182 |
247 |
52 |
5002 |
134 |
25.65 |
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4 |
23 |
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53 |
0 |
| List A |
373 |
252 |
85 |
2546 |
62* |
15.24 |
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0 |
3 |
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73 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
66 |
21 |
16.50 |
73 |
90.41 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
104 |
181 |
22310 |
9981 |
343 |
7/71 |
14/191 |
29.09 |
2.68 |
65.0 |
20 |
12 |
2 |
| ODIs |
315 |
313 |
15427 |
10771 |
393 |
8/19 |
8/19 |
27.40 |
4.18 |
39.2 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| T20Is |
6 |
6 |
132 |
128 |
6 |
2/14 |
2/14 |
21.33 |
5.81 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
182 |
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34855 |
15950 |
643 |
7/54 |
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24.80 |
2.74 |
54.2 |
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27 |
3 |
| List A |
373 |
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17986 |
12509 |
469 |
8/19 |
8/19 |
26.67 |
4.17 |
38.3 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
10 |
210 |
237 |
10 |
2/9 |
2/9 |
23.70 |
6.77 |
21.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 scorecard |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
India v Sri Lanka at Rajkot, Feb 15, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1990/91 |
| Last First-class |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1992/93 |
| Last List A |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 8, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders at Hyderabad (Decc), May 11, 2008 scorecard |
Chaminda Vaas is easily the most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had, and he has served his country well. He swings and seams the ball with skill, his trademark delivery being the late indipper. However, he also bowls a carefully disguised offcutter, and has recently added reverse-swing to his armoury, a skill that has made him a consistent wicket-taker even on bland subcontinental pitches. He outbowled New Zealand's seamers in green conditions at Napier to give Sri Lanka their first win in an overseas Test, in 1994-95. In 2001-02 he made a quantum leap, taking 26 wickets in the 3-0 rout of West Indies, becoming only the second fast bowler, after Imran Khan, to take 14 wickets in a match in the subcontinent. He then went on to take the first-ever ODI eight-for, against Zimbabwe, which included a hat-trick. He also claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup. Vaas reached the 300-wicket milestone in Tests against India in 2005-06, having passed the mark in ODIs on the tour to Zimbabwe. Vaas is easily Sri Lanka's second-most successful bowler - after Muttiah Muralitharan - in both forms of the game. His approach to his batting is equally sincere and in recent years he has gradually gained recognition as a useful allrounder. In 2004 he also gained overdue recognition for his talent when he was selected for the World XI at the inaugural ICC Awards.
Charlie Austin February 2007
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Sewnarine Chattergoon departs as Chaminda Vaas takes the plaudits
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Apr 12, 2008 |
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Chaminda Vaas congratulates Marlon Samuels and Shivnarine Chanderpaul on the win
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Apr 6, 2008 |
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Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas watch as West Indies are congratulated for levelling the series
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