Full name Hettiarachchi Gamage Jeevantha Mahesh Kulatunga
Born November 2, 1973, Kurunegala
Current age 47 years 87 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Barisal Division, Club XI, Colts Cricket Club, Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club, Maliyadeva College, North Central Province, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Uva Province, Wayamba
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9.50 | 38 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 206 | 307 | 16 | 9414 | 234 | 32.35 | 14 | 57 | 210 | 0 | ||||
List A | 113 | 103 | 11 | 2535 | 132 | 27.55 | 1 | 14 | 62 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 50 | 47 | 6 | 1073 | 104* | 26.17 | 860 | 124.76 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 34 | 20 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 206 | 5413 | 2432 | 84 | 5/67 | 28.95 | 2.69 | 64.4 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 113 | 725 | 516 | 22 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 23.45 | 4.27 | 32.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 50 | 13 | 210 | 244 | 15 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 16.26 | 6.97 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Canada v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 12, 2008 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1990/91 |
Last First-class | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club at Kurunegala, Mar 30-Apr 1, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1993/94 |
Last List A | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Dec 11, 2011 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colts Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Sep 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriors at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/33, 64, 12 | Kurunegala Y | v SL Navy | Kurunegala | 30 Mar 2013 | FC |
3/32, 47, 0/2, 55 | Kurunegala Y | v Chilaw | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Mar 2013 | FC |
32, 0 | Kurunegala Y | v Sinhalese | Kurunegala | 15 Mar 2013 | FC |
23 | K Warriors | v Wayamba U | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Aug 2012 | T20 |
31 | K Warriors | v Ruhuna Ryls | Pallekele | 20 Aug 2012 | T20 |
31 | K Warriors | v Uthura | Pallekele | 18 Aug 2012 | T20 |
42 | Tamil Union | v Nondescripts | Colombo (Colts) | 29 Mar 2012 | T20 |
22 | Tamil Union | v SL Air SC | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Mar 2012 | T20 |
24 | Tamil Union | v Badureliya | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Mar 2012 | T20 |
0 | Tamil Union | v Saracens | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2012 | T20 |
Jeevantha Kulatunga was the surprise selection for Sri Lanka's Twenty20 squad for the Canada Cup in October 2008, aged 34, but it followed several outstanding domestic seasons. His all-round abilities as an innovative and mentally resilient middle-order batsman capable of playing under pressure, as well as being a wily seam bowler, gave him the edge over less experienced rivals. Sri Lanka's selectors were attracted by his specialist limited-over skills and his huge experience as they tried to strengthen the middle order. He later graduated up the order in T20 cricket for Wayamba, the domestic T20 champions in both 2009 and 2010, carving out a reputation for being one of the most destructive match-winners. In the 2010 season, he finished the third-highest scorer with 277 runs at 69.25 including a 152.19 run strike rate. He was also the first Sri Lankan to score a T20 hundred in domestic cricket and was named Player of the Tournament.
Captain for Colts Cricket Club from 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06