Full name Chamara Kantha Kapugedera
Born February 24, 1987, Kandy
Current age 33 years 339 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Chennai Super Kings, Colombo Cricket Club, Duronto Rajshahi, Kalabagan Krira Chakra, Kandurata, Sri Lanka A
Nickname Kapu
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 8 | 15 | 3 | 418 | 96 | 34.83 | 786 | 53.18 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
ODIs | 102 | 84 | 7 | 1624 | 95 | 21.09 | 2254 | 72.04 | 0 | 8 | 117 | 28 | 31 | 0 |
T20Is | 43 | 38 | 7 | 703 | 50 | 22.67 | 591 | 118.95 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 25 | 17 | 0 |
First-class | 84 | 128 | 14 | 3919 | 158 | 34.37 | 6446 | 60.79 | 8 | 23 | 406 | 45 | 75 | 3 |
List A | 249 | 211 | 23 | 5365 | 161* | 28.53 | 6485 | 82.72 | 5 | 31 | 95 | 4 | ||
T20s | 124 | 111 | 13 | 2022 | 96* | 20.63 | 1562 | 129.44 | 0 | 7 | 149 | 87 | 54 | 1 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 102 | 10 | 264 | 225 | 2 | 1/24 | 1/24 | 112.50 | 5.11 | 132.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 84 | 43 | 884 | 575 | 8 | 1/1 | 2/20 | 71.87 | 3.90 | 110.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 249 | 801 | 683 | 14 | 4/41 | 4/41 | 48.78 | 5.11 | 57.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 124 | 11 | 124 | 173 | 7 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 24.71 | 8.37 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, May 11-15, 2006 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), Aug 26-30, 2009 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Jan 29, 2006 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Oct 18, 2017 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Apr 6, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A at Colombo (PSS), Oct 19-22, 2005 scorecard |
Last First-class | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Jan 17-20, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Central Province v West Indians at Kandy, Jul 28, 2005 scorecard |
Last List A | Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club at Welisara, Mar 10, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colombo Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 9, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sinhalese Sports Club v Panadura Sports Club at Panagoda, Feb 21, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | SL Legends | v IND Legends | Mumbai | 10 Mar 2020 | Other T20 |
28 | SL Legends | v AUS Legends | Mumbai | 8 Mar 2020 | Other T20 |
58 | Sinhalese | v SL Navy | Welisara | 10 Mar 2019 | LA |
- | Sinhalese | v Moors | Colombo (Moors) | 8 Mar 2019 | LA |
30 | Sinhalese | v SLPACC | SLAOCIC Stadium | 6 Mar 2019 | LA |
- | Sinhalese | v Kurunegala Y | SLAOCIC Stadium | 4 Mar 2019 | LA |
22* | Sinhalese | v Panadura | Panagoda | 21 Feb 2019 | T20 |
3 | Sinhalese | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Thurstan) | 19 Feb 2019 | T20 |
- | Sinhalese | v Nondescripts | Katunayake | 18 Feb 2019 | T20 |
2 | Sinhalese | v Moors | Colombo (Burgher) | 16 Feb 2019 | T20 |
Among the more frustrating players to have represented Sri Lanka in recent years, Chamara Kapugedara had ample opportunities at the top level between 2006 and 2012, but did not manage to nail down a place. That he is a rare talent has never been in doubt, but in international cricket, that raw ability has not usually translated into runs. Perhaps his fans will argue that he was asked to bat too low in limited-overs cricket to have a major impact on the game. Nevertheless, his returns were modest, and his place in the side became untenable, for a few years at least.