Full name Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena
Born April 24, 1971, Colombo
Current age 49 years 276 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Moratuwa Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 31 | 51 | 7 | 868 | 62* | 19.72 | 2665 | 32.57 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| ODIs | 141 | 87 | 33 | 1222 | 69* | 22.62 | 1879 | 65.03 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| First-class | 155 | 215 | 34 | 6568 | 157 | 36.28 | 9 | 37 | 78 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 205 | 130 | 43 | 2243 | 94* | 25.78 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| T20s | 7 | 6 | 3 | 129 | 51* | 43.00 | 107 | 120.56 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 31 | 53 | 6939 | 2920 | 69 | 6/72 | 8/183 | 42.31 | 2.52 | 100.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 141 | 134 | 7009 | 4998 | 138 | 4/37 | 4/37 | 36.21 | 4.27 | 50.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 155 | 25552 | 10286 | 495 | 7/30 | 20.77 | 2.41 | 51.6 | 30 | 5 | |||
| List A | 205 | 9693+ | 6667 | 233 | 5/14 | 5/14 | 28.61 | 4.11* | 41.9* | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| T20s | 7 | 6 | 122 | 108 | 4 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 27.00 | 5.31 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6-10, 1993 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Mar 8-12, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Feb 25, 2004 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1988/89 |
| Last First-class | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Mar 3-6, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1988/89 |
| Last List A | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 24, 2005 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Moratuwa, Nov 5, 2005 scorecard |
| Test debut | India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, Nov 4-8, 2010 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
| Test matches | 66 |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jan 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Sylhet, Mar 6, 2020 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 105 |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016 scorecard |
| T20I matches | 22 |
| T20I statistics |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, 0/38 | SL Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 3 Dec 2009 | Other T20 |
| 1/43 | SL Masters | v SA Masters | Bridgetown | 28 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
| 2/34, 2 | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 27 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
| 9, 3/51, 14* | Bloomfield | v Colts | Colombo (Moors) | 3 Mar 2006 | FC |
| 5/55, 144, 4/64 | Bloomfield | v Singha SC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 24 Feb 2006 | FC |
| 1/11, 127*, 5/79 | Bloomfield | v Col CC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 17 Feb 2006 | FC |
| 3/23, 49, 2/14 | Bloomfield | v Lankan CC | Colombo (Riffle) | 9 Feb 2006 | FC |
| 4/15, 114*, 2/57 | Bloomfield | v Sebast CAC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 27 Jan 2006 | FC |
| 56, 0/58, 15* | Bloomfield | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jan 2006 | FC |
| 14, 1/40 | Bloomfield | v Moors | Colombo (Moors) | 14 Jan 2006 | FC |
Dharmasena came into the international scene in 1994 against South Africa, aged 22. His quickish offspinners, delivered with a slightly unorthodox action, were invariably accurate making him an ideal one-day bowler, especially in Sri Lankan conditions. With time he also developed into a useful middle order batsman, which guaranteed him a regular place in the Sri Lankan one-day squad. His career came to a standstill after the Oval Test in 1998, when the ICC questioned his bowling action. However, he was cleared to play again by the Sri Lankan cricket board in July 2000. He subsequently played frequently for the one-day team, especially during home matches, but only played Test cricket sporadically. He retired from competitive cricket in November 2006 to pursue a career in umpiring and made his international umpiring debut in 2009. He was part of the panel of 18 umpires selected for the World Cup in India in 2011, officiating in the tournament opener between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur, and later the same year was promoted to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.
Charlie Austin
- Kumar Dharmasena made a mistake in the World Cup final, but just about every umpire would have done the same (Sep 30, 2020)
- Umpire suspicions about Australia led to Newlands sting (Apr 10, 2020)
- World Cup final umpires Dharmasena, Erasmus to stand in last two Ashes Tests (Sep 1, 2019)
- 'Right process followed' - ICC defends Dharmasena's overthrows call (Jul 27, 2019)
- 'I will never regret the decision' - Kumar Dharmasena (Jul 21, 2019)
Jul 14, 2019
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena shakes hands with Jimmy Neesham even as Martin Guptill is on his haunches in the background
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Jul 14, 2019
The match officials and referee pose for a picture before the match
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May 3, 2019
The umpires head out for another inspection
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ICC Umpire of the Year 2012