Dushmantha Chameera

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera (born 12 January 1992), better known as Dushmantha Chameera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all three formats for the national team, He is a Right-arm fast bowler and also a handy lower order batsman. He plays cricket domestically for Nondescripts Cricket Club. He made his international debut for Sri Lanka in January 2015.^[1] He is currently the most experienced fast bowler in the Sri Lanka Cricket team. He missed many opportunities to play for Sri Lanka due to his injuries.

Dushmantha Chameera

Personal information
Full name	Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera
Born	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) Ragama, Sri Lanka
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowling All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2015–present)
Test debut (cap 129)	25 June 2015 v Pakistan
Last Test	21 November 2021 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 162)	29 January 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI	11 February 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 59)	9 November 2015 v West Indies
Last T20I	18 January 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–present	Nondescripts Cricket Club
2020	Colombo Kings
2022	Lucknow Super Giants
2024	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 12 52 55 42 Runs scored 104 266 101 236 Batting average 5.47 11.56 6.73 7.15 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 22 29 24* 28 Balls bowled 2,022 2,160 1,178 5,321 Wickets 32 56 55 97 Bowling average 41.28 35.17 28.87 36.38 5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/47 5/16 4/17 5/42 Catches/stumpings 5/– 8/– 11/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 February 2024

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In March 2018, Chameera was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.^[2][3] The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.^[4]

In August 2018, Chameera was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.^[5] In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.^[6] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[7] In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction.^[8] However, he missed the first weeks of the tournament with a back injury.^[9]

In August 2021, Chameera was included in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the second phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE.^[10] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.^[11]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. He is in Kolkata Knight Rider for the IPL season 2024.^[12] In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[13]

International career

A right-arm fast bowler, Chameera made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against New Zealand on 29 January 2015.^[14] He took his first international wicket in his first over when he bowled Ross Taylor, and he also dismissed Grant Elliott, with Sri Lanka winning the match.

Chameera was selected to the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, but did not take part in first few matches. He was picked for the squad against Sri Lanka's last pool A match against Scotland, where he took 3 wickets for 51 runs. Sri Lanka went on to win the match.^[15]

Chameera made his Test debut against Pakistan in June 2015. He received the 129th Test cap for Sri Lanka.^[16] He took his first Test wicket when he bowled Zulfiqar Babar for 5 runs. In the second innings of the same match, he guided Sri Lanka to the win by taking three wickets finishing with figures of 4/76 in 28.5 overs in both innings. He suffered a side-strain in the match and was ruled out of the third Test of the series.^[17] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on 9 November 2015.^[18]

In May 2018, Chameera was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.^[19][20] In May 2021, in the third match against Bangladesh, Chameera took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI match and he was also the man of the match in the same match.^[21] In the third ODI against South Africa on 7 September 2021, Chameera made an impressive match winning opening bowling performance. Finally, Sri Lanka won by 78 runs and Chameera adjudged man of the match as well.^[22] Later the same month, Chameera was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[23] His no-ball in a game against Australia in the T20 World Cup was described by the press as "a contender for one of the worst deliveries of all-time", "worst ball bowled", and "one of the filthiest balls you will ever witness".^[24][25][26]

In May 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[27]

Achievements

In the annual ICC Awards in January 2022, Chameera was included in ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for the year 2021.^[28]

References

1. "Dushmantha Chameera profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
8. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
9. "Chameera in doubt for West Indies tour, IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
10. "Chameera for RCB". ESPNcricinfo. 21 August 2021.
11. "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
12. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
14. "Sri Lanka tour of Australia and New Zealand, 7th ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 29, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
15. "ICC Cricket World Cup, 35th Match, Pool A: Scotland v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Mar 11, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
16. "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Jun 25-29, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
17. "Injured Chameera out of Pallekele Test". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
18. "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 9, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
19. "Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
20. "Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
21. "Chameera rips Bangladesh to deny clean sweep". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
22. "Debutant Maheesh Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to series victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
23. "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
24. "Sri Lankan fast bowler submits contender for worst delivery of all-time in T20 loss against Australia". Nine World of Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
25. "'Oh my goodness': Cricket world stunned by horror World Cup moment". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
26. "'Oh my goodness': Is this the worst WC delivery ever?". The Roar. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
27. "Sri Lanka's Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
28. "ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links

• Dushmantha Chameera at ESPNcricinfo