Decade Review 2009

Pulasthi Gunaratne      

Full name Pulasthi Waruna Gunaratne

Born September 27, 1973, Colombo

Current age 39 years 240 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Antonians Sports Club, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Pulasthi Waruna Gunaratne
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 23 8 3 36 15* 7.20 63 57.14 0 0 5 0 3 0
First-class 86 92 18 1154 74 15.59 0 2 67 0
List A 52 27 9 136 19* 7.55 0 0 15 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 23 23 959 908 27 4/44 4/44 33.62 5.68 35.5 1 0 0
First-class 86 10882 5432 242 7/25 22.44 2.99 44.9 7 2
List A 52 2271+ 1786 70 4/37 4/37 25.51 4.68* 33.3* 4 0 0
Career statistics
ODI debut Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Aug 7, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, Mar 18, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1993/94
Last First-class Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 17-19, 2003 scorecard
List A debut 1995/96
Last List A Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Sep 24, 2003 scorecard
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Latest Photos

Feb 10, 2003

World Cup, 2003 - New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein, 10 Feb 2003

Pulasthi Gunaratne and wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara celebrate after they dismissed Craig McCullum

© Reuters

Sep 12, 2002

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st One Day International, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, 12 September 2002

Gunaratne , left, and Chandana celebrate the wicket of Afridi

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Aug 15, 2002

Inzamam cuts to point, Morocco Cup, 2nd ODI at Tangiers, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 14 Aug 2002

Inzamam cuts to point

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