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Chamara Kapugedera
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Chamara Kantha Kapugedera
Born February 24, 1987, Kandy
Current age 21 years 83 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Chennai Super Kings, Colombo Cricket Club, Kandurata, Sri Lanka A
Nickname Kapu
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
6 |
11 |
1 |
221 |
63 |
22.10 |
500 |
44.20 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| ODIs |
32 |
25 |
1 |
494 |
95 |
20.58 |
699 |
70.67 |
0 |
3 |
44 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
22 |
17.00 |
28 |
121.42 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
28 |
50 |
7 |
1370 |
134* |
31.86 |
2340 |
58.54 |
2 |
9 |
151 |
17 |
19 |
0 |
| List A |
70 |
58 |
5 |
1225 |
95 |
23.11 |
1613 |
75.94 |
0 |
8 |
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19 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
16 |
14 |
1 |
280 |
96* |
21.53 |
199 |
140.70 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ODIs |
32 |
5 |
198 |
167 |
2 |
1/24 |
1/24 |
83.50 |
5.06 |
99.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
28 |
15 |
287 |
164 |
3 |
1/1 |
2/39 |
54.66 |
3.42 |
95.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
70 |
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223 |
206 |
2 |
1/24 |
1/24 |
103.00 |
5.54 |
111.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
16 |
4 |
29 |
74 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
15.31 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, May 11-15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Test |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 15-18, 2006 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Jan 29, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A at Colombo (PSS), Oct 19-22, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class |
Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2005 |
| Last List A |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Colombo Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 9, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai, May 14, 2008 scorecard |
Chamara Kapugedera, a naturally aggressive right-hander, was one of the few genuinely exciting batsmen the selectors unearthed from Sri Lanka's Under-19 set-up. From the age of 11, when he first turned out for Dharmaraja College in Kandy, Kapugedera has hardly wasted an opportunity to push himself up the ladder. He has captained all the junior school sides from the U-13 to the first XI. Following a prolific 2003-04 season, where he scored over 1000 runs, he was picked for the U-19 tour to Pakistan the following year and excelled with a stunning knock of 131 in a one-dayer against the world champions. It was an innings which he rated as one of his best although he batted equally well for 70 in his first game for Sri Lanka A against the strong New Zealand A team in 2005. The selectors, desperate to unearth new talent, eventually gambled on an early promotion and fast-tracked him into the national squad after several glowing reports from development coaches. Kapugedera's father, also a former Dharmaraja cricketer, provided early coaching and all the encouragement he needed to develop. David Karunaratne (his first coach) and Sumithra Warnakulasuriya (his U-19 coach) also played important roles in shaping Kapugedera's career. He was first picked in the national squad against India in November but pulled out of the tour with an injury. However, he made his ODI debut, aged just 18, against Australia in Perth in 2006, immediately impressing with his composure. Considered a possible opener in one-day cricket, he scored a maiden fifty against Pakistan in March 2006 and followed that with his first Test fifty against England, at Trent Bridge, as Sri Lanka squared the series having started with a golden duck at Lord's. However, he hasn't cemented his spot in the one-day set-up, averaging less than 20 after nearly 30 ODIs and hasn't been part of the Test squad since December 2006.
Cricinfo Staff April 2008
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Chamara Kapugedera opens up during his career-best 95
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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Chamara Kapugedera launches one down the ground
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Apr 8, 2008 |
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Chamara Kapugedera bowls during a nets session
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