Dushmantha Chameera

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Dushmantha Chameera

Personal information
Full name	Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera
Born	11 January 1992 (age 24) Ragama, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Chamee
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2015–present)
Test debut (cap 129)	25 June 2015 v Pakistan
Last Test	19-21 May 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 162)	29 January 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI	5 January 2016 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	5
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–	Nondescripts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 5 9 13 37 Runs scored 42 36 16 66 Batting average 5.25 18.00 16.00 22.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 14 13* 9* 13* Balls bowled 863 301 271 1,288 Wickets 21 10 10 38 Bowling average 27.28 34.90 35.90 32.68 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 5/47 3/51 3/30 4/35 Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/– 5/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 May 2016

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera (born 11 January 1992), commonly Dushmantha Chameera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Sri Lanka.

Contents

• 1 Early career
• 2 International career
• 3 Records and achievements
  • 3.1 Test 5 Wicket hauls
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early career

Chameera was educated at Maris Stella College, Negombo, and plays domestically for Nondescripts Cricket Club.

International career

A right-arm fast bowler, Chameera made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against New Zealand on 29 January 2015.^[1] He took his first international wicket in his first over when he bowled Ross Taylor, and he also dismissed Grant Elliott, with Sri Lanka winning the match.
Chameera was selected to the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, but did not take part in first few matches. He was picked for the squad against Sri Lanka's last pool A match against Scotland, where he took 3 wickets for 51 runs. Sri Lanka went on to win the match.^[2]
He made his Test debut against Pakistan in June 2015. He is the 129th Test cap for Sri Lanka.^[3] He took his first Test wicket when he bowled Zulfiqar Babar for 5 runs. In the second innings of the same match he guided Sri Lanka to the win by taking three wickets finishing with figures of 4/76 in 28.5 overs in both innings. He suffered a side-strain in the match and was ruled out of the third Test of the series.^[4]
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on 9 November 2015.^[5]

Records and achievements

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/47	4	New Zealand	Seddon Park	Hamilton	New Zealand	2015

References