Full name Indika Shantha Kumara Kalavitigoda
Born December 23, 1977, Colombo
Current age 34 years 155 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colts Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, North Central Province, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Under-17s, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Height 5 ft 6 in
Education Nalanda College, Colombo
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 | 54 | 14.81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 159 | 262 | 14 | 7796 | 169 | 31.43 | 14 | 34 | 137 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 101 | 97 | 9 | 2238 | 121 | 25.43 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 217 | 50* | 31.00 | 142 | 152.81 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 159 | 84 | 39 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.78 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Only Test | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Apr 11-14, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1997/98 |
| Last First-class | Saracens Sports Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club at Panagoda, Mar 16-18, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1997/98 |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Dec 16, 2011 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Burgher Recreation Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club at Colombo, Mar 30, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | SLPACC | v Burgher | Colombo | 30 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 30 | SLPACC | v Police SC | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 20 | SLPACC | v Sinhalese | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 22 | SLPACC | v Moors | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 27 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 82 | SLPACC | v Saracens | Panagoda | 16 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 17, 20 | SLPACC | v Burgher | Colombo (Burgher) | 9 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 45, 23 | SLPACC | v SL Navy | Welisara | 2 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 91, 7 | SLPACC | v Panadura | Colombo (Moors) | 24 Feb 2012 | First-class |
| 17 | SLPACC | v Kurunegala Y | Kurunegala | 17 Feb 2012 | First-class |
| 86 | SLPACC | v SL Army | Hambantota | 10 Feb 2012 | First-class |
Shantha Kalavitigoda was a surprise call-up for Sri Lanka's postponed tour to New Zealand in 2004-05. But Kalavitigoda, a right-handed opener, has been quietly knocking on the door in recent years. While younger batsmen have been given repeated opportunities to flatter and fail, Kalavitigoda has been consistently accumulating first-class runs, scoring eight hundreds in the two seasons. In 2003-04 he was adjudged the best batsman in the Premier League, and in 2004-05 he scored nearly 800 runs for Colombo Colts and North West Province. That was enough to win him selection to the A team against England A in March 2005. He grabbed his opportunity with a fighting 83 off 177 balls at NCC in the second Test, an innings that persuaded the selectors to give him a chance in the senior team. When that opportunity did arrive in the second Test in Wellington he was shunted down to an unfamiliar No. 7 position and failed in both innings.
Best Batsman of the Premier Tournament 2003-04
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