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Full name Mahela Lakmal Udawatte
Born July 19, 1986, Colombo
Current age 26 years 307 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Ananda College, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Academy XI, Wayamba
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education Ananda College, Colombo
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 9 | 9 | 0 | 257 | 73 | 28.55 | 383 | 67.10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 25 | 15.40 | 64 | 120.31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 158 | 11 | 4553 | 168 | 30.97 | 5 | 28 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 123 | 122 | 2 | 3994 | 161 | 33.28 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 1107 | 103* | 19.76 | 913 | 121.24 | 1 | 4 | 124 | 24 | 19 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 90 | 18 | 268 | 219 | 5 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 43.80 | 4.90 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 123 | 42 | 31 | 1 | 1/24 | 1/24 | 31.00 | 4.42 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 60 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 2/17 | 2/17 | 19.50 | 6.32 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Nov 28, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Galle Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Dec 16-18, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Mar 30-Apr 1, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI v England A at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 18, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | Rest of Sri Lanka v Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI at Pallekele, May 20, 2013 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v PCA Masters XI at Leicester, Sep 15, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nagenahira Nagas v Uthura Rudras at Colombo (RPS), Aug 26, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | SLC Comb XI | v Rest SL | Pallekele | 20 May 2013 | LA |
| 55 | SLC Comb XI | v Sri Lanka A | Pallekele | 18 May 2013 | LA |
| 9 | SLC Comb XI | v Rest SL | Pallekele | 16 May 2013 | LA |
| 40 | SLC Comb XI | v Sri Lanka A | Pallekele | 15 May 2013 | LA |
| 63 | SLC Comb XI | v Rest SL | Pallekele | 12 May 2013 | LA |
| 0/4, 1 | Tamil Union | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 4, 47 | Tamil Union | v Nondescripts | Colombo (NCC) | 22 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 2 | Tamil Union | v Kurunegala Y | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 4, 17 | Tamil Union | v SL Navy | Welisara | 1 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 6, 124* | Tamil Union | v Badureliya | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Feb 2013 | FC |
A prolific run-getter for Ananda College, Mahela Udawatte's talents as a top-order batsman were not immediately recognised when he was overlooked for the Sri Lankan Under-19 team in 2003 despite scoring more than 1000 runs for his school that season. He got his break after he joined Chilaw Marians SC straight after school. Promoted to open the batting - he had batted at No. 3 at school - he reeled off three hundreds in five matches in the 2004-05 U-23 tournament, and was rewarded with a place in the Development Squad. He soon made it into the A team for the tour to England in 2007 after top-scoring for his club in the Premier final against SSC in 2005-06, making 67 out of 172 against an attack which included Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Zoysa. A powerful and attacking batsman who likes to take on the quick bowlers, Udawatte is seen as a future prospect for the Sri Lanka one-day side, perhaps as a replacement for Sanath Jayasuriya. Rated highly by experts in Sri Lanka, including Mahela Jayawardene, Udawatte earned a call-up to the national squad for the tour of West Indies in 2008.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq July 2008
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