Dushmantha Chameera
84Sri Lanka · PACE · 2015 to 2026 · on scorecards: PVD Chameera
BATTING
- Matches
- 60
- Innings
- 39
- Runs
- 296
- Average
- 11.38
- Strike rate
- 59.43
- High score
- 29
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 69
- Average
- 34
- Economy
- 5.52
- Strike rate
- 36.9
- Best figures
- 5/16
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dushmantha Chameera played 59 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2026. The first came against New Zealand at Wellington Regional Stadium, with 2 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Sabina Park in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 50 wickets at 31.0 in 36 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 16 against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2021. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 31 wickets at 33.3 at home and 33 wickets at 29.3 away. The most wickets came against Bangladesh: 17 wickets at 15.5 in 8 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 13 wickets at 34.8. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 25 of the ODIs Dushmantha Chameera played and lost 31.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 59 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 39 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2021 | Won |
| 19* | 31 | Zimbabwe | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 18* | 25 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 18 | 23 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Tied/NR |
| 16 | 27 | England | County Ground | 2021 | Tied/NR |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16 | 9 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2021 | Won |
| 4/63 | 9 | Afghanistan | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 4/67 | 10 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2026 | Won |
| 3/20 | 6 | England | R Premadasa Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 3/44 | 9.1 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2021 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 48.00 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 37 | 12.33 | 0/0 | 17 | 15.53 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 24 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 50.83 |
| India | 6 | 27 | 6.75 | 0/0 | 3 | 112.33 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 25.56 |
| England | 4 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 19.33 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 83.50 |
| South Africa | 4 | 42 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 38.00 |
| West Indies | 4 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 26.50 |
| Australia | 3 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 42.67 |
| Scotland | 1 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 17.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 166 | 16.60 | 0/0 | 31 | 33.32 |
| Away | 23 | 86 | 8.60 | 0/0 | 33 | 29.33 |
| Neutral | 9 | 44 | 7.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 69.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23 | 93 | 13.29 | 0/0 | 19 | 41.89 |
| 2020s | 36 | 203 | 10.68 | 0/0 | 50 | 31.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 12 | 104 | 14.86 | 0/0 | 13 | 34.77 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 9 | 43 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 35.91 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 6 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 13.31 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 19 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 23.29 |
| Saxton Oval | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 41.67 |
| Hagley Oval | 2 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2015 at Wellington Regional Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 11 January 1992
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 498
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 10th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 40.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 70.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 20.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 40.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 487 balls faced in that period.
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