Lahiru Kumara
80Sri Lanka · PACE · 2017 to 2025 · on scorecards: CBRLS Kumara
BATTING
- Matches
- 32
- Innings
- 19
- Runs
- 62
- Average
- 5.63
- Strike rate
- 44.28
- High score
- 10
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 42
- Average
- 33.42
- Economy
- 6.48
- Strike rate
- 30.9
- Best figures
- 4/48
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 6 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lahiru Kumara played 32 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2017 to 2025. The first came against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, with a score of 5 and 1 wicket, and the last against New Zealand at Basin Reserve in 2025.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 29 wickets at 26.9 in 19 ODIs. The best bowling is 4 for 48 against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2024. With the ball: 14 wickets at 34.4 at home and 18 wickets at 39.6 away.
The most wickets came against Bangladesh: 9 wickets at 35.6 in 7 ODIs. Queens Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 7 wickets at 18.3. Sri Lanka won 13 of the ODIs Lahiru Kumara played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 32 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2023 | Lost |
| 9 | 19 | India | Greenfield International Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 7* | 13 | South Africa | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 5* | 7 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 5 | 7 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/48 | 8 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
| 3/22 | 8 | Oman | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 3/35 | 7 | England | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 2/26 | 5 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2019 | Won |
| 2/29 | 5 | Afghanistan | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 7 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 35.56 |
| South Africa | 7 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 46.00 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 25.67 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 33.25 |
| India | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 37.75 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 57.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 11.67 |
| Ireland | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.33 |
| Scotland | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 30.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 34.36 |
| Away | 13 | 33 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 18 | 39.61 |
| Neutral | 7 | 15 | 3.75 | 0/0 | 10 | 21.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 | 17 | 5.67 | 0/0 | 13 | 47.92 |
| 2020s | 19 | 45 | 5.63 | 0/0 | 29 | 26.93 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club | 5 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 7 | 18.29 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 4 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 39.80 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 29.40 |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 3 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 26.60 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 85.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2017 at Wanderers Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2025 at Basin Reserve
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 February 1997
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 140
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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