Kumar Dharmasena
84Sri Lanka · SPIN · 1994 to 2004 · on scorecards: HDPK Dharmasena
BATTING
- Matches
- 141
- Innings
- 87
- Runs
- 1222
- Average
- 22.62
- Strike rate
- 65.03
- High score
- 69*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 138
- Average
- 36.21
- Economy
- 4.27
- Strike rate
- 50.7
- Best figures
- 4/37
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 34 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kumar Dharmasena played 141 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2004. The first came against Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 3 and 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at R Premadasa Stadium in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 849 runs at 26.5 in 94 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 69 not out from 83 balls against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in 1997, in a defeat. The best bowling is 4 for 37 against South Africa at St George's Park in 1994.
In all: 4 fifties. At home the average was 14.4 across 55 ODIs; away it was 26.2 across 35 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Pakistan: 351 runs at 27.0 in 31 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 31 ODIs and 117 runs at 19.5. Sri Lanka won 87 of the ODIs Kumar Dharmasena played and lost 47.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 141 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69* | 83 | South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Lost |
| 51* | 55 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1997 | Lost |
| 51 | 50 | Pakistan | The Padang | 1996 | Won |
| 51 | 80 | Pakistan | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Lost |
| 40 | 54 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2003 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/37 | 10 | South Africa | St George's Park | 1994 | Lost |
| 3/16 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1995 | Won |
| 3/26 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 3/27 | 9.4 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 3/30 | 8 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1995 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 31 | 351 | 27.00 | 0/2 | 29 | 37.28 |
| India | 28 | 142 | 14.20 | 0/0 | 17 | 57.71 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 117 | 11.70 | 0/0 | 22 | 27.41 |
| Australia | 14 | 98 | 16.33 | 0/0 | 10 | 56.50 |
| West Indies | 14 | 187 | 26.71 | 0/1 | 18 | 32.94 |
| South Africa | 12 | 177 | 35.40 | 0/1 | 20 | 22.65 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 83 | 27.67 | 0/0 | 11 | 35.09 |
| England | 6 | 51 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 30.71 |
| Kenya | 3 | 16 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 53.50 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 7.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 216 | 14.40 | 0/0 | 55 | 34.62 |
| Away | 35 | 367 | 26.21 | 0/1 | 25 | 49.84 |
| Neutral | 51 | 639 | 25.56 | 0/3 | 58 | 31.86 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94 | 849 | 26.53 | 0/4 | 92 | 38.02 |
| 2000s | 47 | 373 | 16.95 | 0/0 | 46 | 32.61 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 31 | 117 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 37 | 30.38 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 26 | 262 | 20.15 | 0/0 | 30 | 31.53 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 14 | 51 | 12.75 | 0/0 | 14 | 32.21 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 6 | 39 | 9.75 | 0/0 | 2 | 93.00 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 5 | 93 | – | 0/1 | 5 | 47.20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1994 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2004 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 April 1971
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,879
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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