Full name Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe
Born March 5, 1978, Colombo
Current age 40 years 351 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 | 106 | 112 | 61 | 341 | 46 | 6.68 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
List A | 76 | 22 | 16 | 40 | 5* | 6.66 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 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 | 106 | 12422 | 6265 | 254 | 5/12 | 24.66 | 3.02 | 48.9 | 7 | 1 | |||
List A | 76 | 3031 | 2300 | 92 | 5/44 | 5/44 | 25.00 | 4.55 | 32.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 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 | Sinhalese Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Feb 5-7, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Saracens Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Oct 21, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 22, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Basnahira Cricket Dundee v Ruhuna Royals at Colombo (RPS), Aug 25, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1*, 0/42, 1* | Ragama | v Sinhalese | Colombo (RPS) | 5 Feb 2017 | FC |
1/42, 0, 0/19 | Ragama | v Colts | Colombo (NCC) | 14 Jan 2017 | FC |
1/45, 0, 0/11 | Ragama | v SL Army | Panagoda | 21 Dec 2016 | FC |
0/52, 4, 0/1 | Ragama | v Saracens | Colombo (Thurstan) | 14 Dec 2016 | FC |
2/39, 1*, 0/14 | Ragama | v Moors | Colombo (Moors) | 9 Dec 2016 | FC |
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 |
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