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Avishka Gunawardene

 

 

Full name Dihan Avishka Gunawardene
Born May 26, 1977, Colombo
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Delhi Giants, Nondescripts Cricket Club,
Sinhalese Sports Club
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 6 11 0 181 43 16.45 323 56.03 0 0 33 0 2 0
ODIs 61 61 1 1708 132 28.46 2389 71.49 1 12 210 5 13 0
First-class 127 198 10 6660 209 35.42 12 40 67 0
List A 183 182 4 5355 132 30.08 6 35 45 0
Twenty20 6 6 1 85 29* 17 77 110.38 0 0 11 2 2 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 127 18 28 0 - - - 9.33 - 0 0 0
List A 183 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Twenty20 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 4-8, 1999
Last Test India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 10-14, 2005
ODI debut Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Jan 26, 1998
Last ODI New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Jan 3, 2006
First-class debut 1996/97
Last First-class Sinhalese Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Feb 7-10, 2008
List A debut 1996/97
Last List A Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Jan 8, 2008
Twenty20 debut Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004
Last Twenty20 Sinhalese Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 1, 2007

Profile

An explosive left-hand opener in the mould of Sanath Jayasuriya, Gunawardene lives on the wild side. He first made headlines at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, scoring a century and top-scoring in the semi-final defeat to South Africa. A few months later, deputising for Jayasuriya, he smashed 145 off 20 overs with Kaluwitharana in an audacious attempt to reach 311 against Australia at Melbourne. He scored a career-best 132 against West Indies in the ICC Knockout in 2000. But impetuous dismissals and inconsistency prevented him from securing a regular berth. However, the appointment of a new selection committee in 2004 paved the way for his recall and he leapfrogged ahead of other fringe players. An opportunity finally came when Atapattu was rested in the Asia Cup and he grabbed his chance with an important half-century. Gunawardene was called up for Sri Lanka's Test squad to India in November 2005 but did nothing of note in the two matches he had handed. He also travelled with the one-day squad to New Zealand in the new year but failed in the one game he played. In September 2007 Gunawardene joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League, effectively ending his international career. A ban on he and four other Sri Lankans was lifted in September 2008, meaning Gunawardene was free to play domestic cricket back home.

 


Source :Cricinfo



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