Chaminda Vaas
95Sri Lanka · PACE · 1994 to 2008 · on scorecards: WPUJC Vaas
BATTING
- Matches
- 322
- Innings
- 220
- Runs
- 2025
- Average
- 13.68
- Strike rate
- 72.42
- High score
- 50*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 400
- Average
- 27.53
- Economy
- 4.18
- Strike rate
- 39.4
- Best figures
- 8/19
- 4w / 5w
- 9 / 4
- Catches / Stumpings
- 60 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 22
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chaminda Vaas played 321 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2008. The first came against India at Municipal Stadium, with 1 wicket, and the last against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2008.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 246 wickets at 26.9 in 195 ODIs. The best bowling is 8 for 19 against Zimbabwe at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2001. In all: 4 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 81 wickets at 27.5 at home and 150 wickets at 27.9 away. The most wickets came against India: 69 wickets at 31.3 in 60 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 43 ODIs and 53 wickets at 26.1. The scorecards record 11 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 167 of the ODIs Chaminda Vaas played and lost 140.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 321 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50* | 59 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 37* | 52 | India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2005 | Lost |
| 34* | 26 | India | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 34* | 68 | South Africa | Buffalo Park | 2000 | Lost |
| 34 | 33 | Pakistan | Jinnah Stadium | 2000 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 6/25 | 9.1 | Bangladesh | City Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 5/14 | 9.3 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 5/39 | 10 | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 4/11 | 9 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 60 | 370 | 15.42 | 0/0 | 69 | 31.26 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 387 | 12.90 | 0/1 | 61 | 32.98 |
| Australia | 40 | 279 | 12.68 | 0/0 | 47 | 35.66 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 146 | 12.17 | 0/0 | 49 | 22.22 |
| South Africa | 34 | 329 | 17.32 | 0/0 | 40 | 28.00 |
| England | 30 | 129 | 8.06 | 0/0 | 32 | 35.03 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 142 | 17.75 | 0/0 | 42 | 18.33 |
| West Indies | 20 | 136 | 15.11 | 0/0 | 26 | 18.73 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 51 | 10.20 | 0/0 | 19 | 13.74 |
| Kenya | 4 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 21.57 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 5.00 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 59.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 77 | 353 | 11.77 | 0/0 | 81 | 27.52 |
| Away | 114 | 660 | 12.45 | 0/0 | 150 | 27.86 |
| Neutral | 130 | 1,012 | 15.57 | 0/1 | 168 | 27.08 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126 | 654 | 12.58 | 0/0 | 153 | 28.44 |
| 2000s | 195 | 1,371 | 14.28 | 0/1 | 246 | 26.86 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 43 | 317 | 14.41 | 0/1 | 53 | 26.08 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 43 | 222 | 11.10 | 0/0 | 44 | 29.45 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 15 | 75 | 18.75 | 0/0 | 22 | 16.36 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 14 | 46 | 7.67 | 0/0 | 13 | 29.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 9 | 80 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 33.55 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 67 | 9.57 | 0/0 | 13 | 26.54 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1994 at Municipal Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2008 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 January 1974
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,796
- Ducks
- 25
- Four-wicket hauls
- 9
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 50.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 85.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 16.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 29.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 839 balls faced in that period.
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