Full Name

Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad

Born

May 30, 1983, Ragama

Age

40y 294d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Education

De Mazenod College, Kandana

RELATIONS

(brother)

A promising career with the national team looked certain when Dhammika Prasad took two wickets in as many balls in his first over of his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2006. He went on to play two more matches before his career was cut short by a back injury which kept him out of the game for six months. Having recovered, he was selected for the Sri Lanka A tour to England in 2007 where he hoped to perform well and regain his place in the national team. What may have helped him in this quest was his ability to bowl at the death in ODIs, having worked hard to develop subtle variations including a good yorker. Consistent performances on the domestic front earned him a first Test cap against India in August 2008 as Sri Lanka sought to add pace to their attack. He did not disappoint, taking five wickets in the match, including the wicket of India's best batsman, Virender Sehwag, in both innings.

Interestingly, Prasad started his cricket at De Mazenod College, Kandana, as a No.3 batsman. He played in this position till he reached 17 when he was forced to switch over to bowling fast because the school could not find anyone suitable to bowl with the new ball. He was selected for the Under-19 World Cup in 2002 and his performance paid off when he won a six-month scholarship to play in England. Prasad's best bowling effort was in the now-defunct provincial tournament when he took six wickets for 25 (match bag ten wickets) for Southern Province against Uva Province at the Galle International Stadium in 2004.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq August 2008

Dhammika Prasad Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests254443272698755/508/16935.973.7457.6510
ODIs24241015976323/173/1730.505.7631.7000
T20Is1118370---12.33-000
FC131-16636102453516/25-29.183.6947.32261
List A127-501741871624/394/3925.845.0030.9200
T20s2120351467193/213/2124.577.9818.4000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests253924764712.8688853.600053860
ODIs2412612931*21.5014688.35009310
T20Is1-----------00
FC131163182505103*17.27421859.3819--330
List A12767187565015.42--01--230
T20s211666217*6.207681.57003220
Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad

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Dhammika Prasad took nine wickets in the series
Dhammika Prasad bowled a probing spell on the second morning
Dhammika Prasad struck in his first over
Dhammika Prasad celebrates a wicket
Dhammika Prasad winces after being struck on his arm
Dhammika Prasad looks on amidst the rain