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Full name Navin Madushan Kavikara
Born December 27, 1989, Colombo
Current age 28 years 117 days
Major teams Schools Invitation XI, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 19 | 28 | 6 | 272 | 36 | 12.36 | 532 | 51.12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| List A | 13 | 13 | 2 | 103 | 26 | 9.36 | 170 | 60.58 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
T20s 
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6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4.00 | 10 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 19 | 33 | 3994 | 2212 | 89 | 6/73 | 10/93 | 24.85 | 3.32 | 44.8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| List A | 13 | 12 | 527 | 383 | 17 | 4/33 | 4/33 | 22.52 | 4.36 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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T20s
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6 | 6 | 90 | 133 | 6 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 22.16 | 8.86 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Badureliya Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Kaluthara, Jan 31-Feb 2, 2014 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Lankan Cricket Club v Police Sports Club at Mattegoda, Feb 16-18, 2018 scorecard |
| List A debut | Lankan Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo, Dec 11, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Lankan Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Kaluthara, Mar 18, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Basnahira South v Schools Invitation XI at Colombo (Burgher), Apr 17, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Galle Cricket Club v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Mar 2, 2018 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/62, 26 | Lankan CC | v Colts | Kaluthara | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
| 3/37, 18 | Lankan CC | v Chilaw | Katunayake | 14 Mar 2018 | LA |
| 19, 3/22 | Lankan CC | v SL Army | Panagoda | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
| 0/26, 3 | Lankan CC | v Galle CC | Colombo (NCC) | 2 Mar 2018 | T20 |
| 0, 0/10 | Lankan CC | v Colts | Colombo (Burgher) | 1 Mar 2018 | T20 |
| 7, 0/10 | Lankan CC | v SL Air SC | Colombo (CCC) | 27 Feb 2018 | T20 |
| 3/34 | Lankan CC | v SLPACC | Colombo (Police) | 25 Feb 2018 | T20 |
| 2*, 2/25 | Lankan CC | v Tamil Union | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 24 Feb 2018 | T20 |
| 12, 1/36, 13*, 2/56 | Lankan CC | v Police SC | Mattegoda | 16 Feb 2018 | FC |
| 4, 2/73, 4/84 | Lankan CC | v SL Navy | Welisara | 1 Feb 2018 | FC |
A left-arm spinner, Navin Kavikara has represented Sri Lanka Under-19s and Nugegoda Sports Club U-23s. He was impressive in his youth Test debut, taking four wickets against the Indians in Colombo. A fan of Sanath Jayasuriya, Kavikara was selected for the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008.
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Feb 14, 2008
Navin Kavikara, player portrait
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