Sri Lanka / Players / Ishara Amerasinghe
Full name Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe
Born March 5, 1978, Colombo
Current age 38 years 206 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Burgher Recreation Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Wayamba
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | - | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5* | - | 9 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 101 | 106 | 58 | 334 | 46 | 6.95 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 76 | 22 | 16 | 40 | 5* | 6.66 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2* | - | 8 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 150 | 105 | 1 | 1/62 | 1/105 | 105.00 | 4.20 | 150.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 426 | 363 | 9 | 3/44 | 3/44 | 40.33 | 5.11 | 47.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 101 | 11929 | 6000 | 250 | 5/12 | 24.00 | 3.01 | 47.7 | 7 | 1 | |||
| List A | 76 | 3031 | 2300 | 92 | 5/44 | 5/44 | 25.00 | 4.55 | 32.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 7 | 7 | 124 | 151 | 7 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 21.57 | 7.30 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, May 18, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Colts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), May 6-8, 2011 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Saracens Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Oct 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 22, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Ruhuna Royals at Colombo (RPS), Aug 25, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/13 | Basnahira CD | v Ruhuna Ryls | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Aug 2012 | T20 |
| 1/37 | Basnahira | v Ruhuna | Colombo (RPS) | 27 Jul 2011 | T20 |
| 4/18 | Basnahira | v Kandurata | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Jul 2011 | T20 |
| 0, 2/6, 0/19 | Colts | v Chilaw | Colombo (Colts) | 6 May 2011 | FC |
| 6*, 1/34, 1/30 | Colts | v Badureliya | Colombo (Colts) | 29 Apr 2011 | FC |
| 6*, 3/38, 11*, 0/16 | Colts | v Nondescripts | Colombo (Colts) | 23 Oct 2009 | FC |
| 2/55 | Colts | v Saracens | Colombo (Colts) | 21 Oct 2009 | LA |
| 0/18, 7, 1/38 | Colts | v Chilaw | Colombo (Colts) | 16 Oct 2009 | FC |
| 0/31 | Colts | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Sep 2009 | LA |
| 0*, 0/55 | SLC Dev XI | v N Zealanders | Colombo (Colts) | 7 Aug 2009 | FC |
A six-foot tall fast bowler with a high-arm action, Ishara Amerasinghe has the ability to generate pace, but for much of his career he has been plagued by a lack of accuracy. He has been a regular member of the Sri Lanka A squad since 1999, the season in which he performed outstandingly well, taking 58 wickets from 12 matches in the Premier League for Colombo Colts. That performance opened a window of opportunities for him to tour South Africa, with the A team, and then England. Some hard work at the nets with Champaka Ramanayake, the national fast-bowling coach, and A team coach Chandika Hathurusingha, resulted in an improved line and length. He toured England with the Sri Lankam team in 2002, but was kept waiting for another five years - partly owing to a back injury sustained during that tour - before making his ODI debut against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi after the 2007 World Cup. He toured Australia in early 2008 as a replacement for Dilhara Fernando, and played a Test and a few ODIs that season, but didn't do enough to keep his place in the national team.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq October 2009
- Ruhuna, Basnahira complete routs (Jul 26, 2011)
- Amerasinghe bowls SL A to tense win (Sep 20, 2008)
- Kandamby to lead Sri Lanka A (Aug 10, 2008)
- Opening failures worry Jayawardene (Mar 9, 2008)
- Gilchrist fires but Sri Lanka get consolation win (Feb 29, 2008)
Apr 4, 2008
Ishara Amerasinghe is flanked by Michael Vandort and Chamara Silva after he dismissed Dwayne Bravo for 26
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Apr 4, 2008
My new run-up: Ishara Amerasinghe does hand-stands
© AFP
Feb 29, 2008
Ishara Amerasinghe picked up three wickets
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