Chaminda Vaas
On scorecards: WPUJC Vaas
In-game rating: 87/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chaminda Vaas played 111 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2009. The first came against Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, with scores of 0 and 4, and the last against Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2009.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,409 runs at 27.7 in 77 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 100 not out from 169 balls against Bangladesh at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2007, in a match Sri Lanka won. The best bowling is 7 for 71 against West Indies at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2001.
In all: 1 hundred, 13 fifties, 12 five-wicket hauls, 2 ten-wicket matches. At home the average was 26.9 across 56 Tests; away it was 22.3 across 54 Tests. The most runs came against England: 541 runs at 30.1 in 15 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 21 Tests and 444 runs at 27.8. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 43 of the Tests Chaminda Vaas played and lost 34, with 34 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 111 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100* | 169 | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 90 | 133 | England | Galle International Stadium | 2007 | Drawn |
| 74* | 113 | Zimbabwe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 72* | 143 | Zimbabwe | Asgiriya Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 69 | 142 | South Africa | Galle International Stadium | 2004 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/71 | 25 | West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 7/120 | 32.2 | West Indies | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 6/22 | 15 | West Indies | Asgiriya Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 6/29 | 18 | South Africa | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 6/73 | 27.5 | England | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Lost |
Best in a match: 14/191 against West Indies (2001).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 18 | 471 | 19.63 | 0/1 | 47 | 37.06 |
| England | 15 | 541 | 30.06 | 0/2 | 49 | 31.37 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 297 | 29.70 | 0/2 | 48 | 27.75 |
| India | 14 | 203 | 16.92 | 0/0 | 30 | 44.77 |
| Australia | 12 | 294 | 21.00 | 0/1 | 38 | 32.34 |
| South Africa | 11 | 365 | 21.47 | 0/3 | 27 | 34.22 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 355 | 22.19 | 0/2 | 42 | 23.60 |
| West Indies | 9 | 288 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 55 | 16.60 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 275 | 68.75 | 1/1 | 19 | 25.79 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 1,533 | 26.89 | 1/8 | 180 | 26.33 |
| Away | 54 | 1,536 | 22.26 | 0/5 | 175 | 32.35 |
| Neutral | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34 | 680 | 17.00 | 0/2 | 108 | 29.31 |
| 2000s | 77 | 2,409 | 27.69 | 1/11 | 247 | 29.70 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 21 | 444 | 27.75 | 1/1 | 80 | 25.05 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 14 | 427 | 23.72 | 0/2 | 56 | 20.11 |
| Galle International Stadium | 12 | 380 | 27.14 | 0/3 | 27 | 32.41 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 5 | 214 | 42.80 | 0/2 | 10 | 41.60 |
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 24.72 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 45.43 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1994 at Asgiriya Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2009 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
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