Nuwan Kulasekara
89Sri Lanka · PACE · 2003 to 2017 · on scorecards: KMDN Kulasekara
BATTING
- Matches
- 184
- Innings
- 123
- Runs
- 1327
- Average
- 15.43
- Strike rate
- 81.46
- High score
- 73
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 199
- Average
- 33.92
- Economy
- 4.9
- Strike rate
- 41.5
- Best figures
- 5/22
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 46 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 20
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nuwan Kulasekara played 183 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2003 to 2017. The first came against England at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, with 2 wickets, and the last against Zimbabwe at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in 2017.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 120 wickets at 37.7 in 120 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 22 against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2013. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 69 wickets at 29.7 at home and 94 wickets at 36.4 away. The most wickets came against India: 42 wickets at 39.6 in 37 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 20 ODIs and 28 wickets at 26.9. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 92 of the ODIs Nuwan Kulasekara played and lost 79.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 183 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 43 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2012 | Lost |
| 58* | 38 | England | Kennington Oval | 2013 | Won |
| 58 | 73 | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 57* | 56 | New Zealand | Wanderers Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 42* | 34 | Ireland | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2014 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22 | 10 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2013 | Won |
| 4/34 | 5 | New Zealand | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
| 4/37 | 7.3 | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2017 | Won |
| 4/40 | 9 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 4/48 | 10 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 37 | 305 | 19.06 | 0/0 | 42 | 39.60 |
| Australia | 29 | 235 | 14.69 | 0/1 | 34 | 33.38 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 228 | 22.80 | 0/2 | 27 | 30.11 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 167 | 13.92 | 0/0 | 24 | 34.29 |
| Bangladesh | 15 | 40 | 6.67 | 0/0 | 18 | 26.33 |
| South Africa | 14 | 102 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 138.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 20.47 |
| England | 13 | 107 | 13.38 | 0/1 | 11 | 44.73 |
| West Indies | 9 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 24.14 |
| Ireland | 2 | 42 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 5.33 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 6.67 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62 | 407 | 15.65 | 0/0 | 69 | 29.70 |
| Away | 88 | 623 | 14.49 | 0/3 | 94 | 36.37 |
| Neutral | 33 | 297 | 17.47 | 0/1 | 35 | 35.66 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63 | 393 | 17.86 | 0/1 | 78 | 28.05 |
| 2010s | 120 | 934 | 14.59 | 0/3 | 120 | 37.73 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 20 | 151 | 15.10 | 0/0 | 28 | 26.93 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 18 | 121 | 15.13 | 0/0 | 16 | 31.44 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 71 | 17.75 | 0/0 | 13 | 26.85 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 10 | 21 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 16 | 23.50 |
| Harare Sports Club | 9 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 18.08 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 8 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 5 | 55.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 2003 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2017 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 22 July 1982
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,629
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 64.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 104.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 17.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 27.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,605 balls faced in that period.
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