Full name Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby
Born June 4, 1982, Colombo
Current age 27 years 175 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Central Province, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 21 | 21 | 3 | 641 | 93* | 35.61 | 913 | 70.20 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3.25 | 21 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 99 | 152 | 6 | 5258 | 202 | 36.01 | 10 | 23 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 128 | 112 | 15 | 3208 | 128* | 33.07 | 4295 | 74.69 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 286 | 47* | 14.30 | 249 | 114.85 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 21 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 99 | 1573 | 1189 | 31 | 4/36 | 38.35 | 4.53 | 50.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 128 | 621 | 551 | 17 | 4/68 | 4/68 | 32.41 | 5.32 | 36.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 22 | 5 | 87 | 88 | 5 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 17.60 | 6.06 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Apr 27, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Sinhalese Sports Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 23-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Panagoda, Nov 4, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 2009 scorecard |
Kandamby is a cricketer who has not fulfilled the promise he showed as a schoolboy at Ananda College, one of the country's leading Buddhist institutions. He holds the highest individual score of 144 in the traditional match against Nalanda made in 1999. The following year was his best, aggregating 940 runs from 12 matches and was selected captain of the Sri Lanka Under-19 side to tour Australia where he won the Man-of-the-Series award with some sterling contributions. Graduating to the Sri Lanka A side, he toured India and hit five half-centuries which saw him being selected for the Sri Lanka team's tour to New Zealand. He was picked for Sri Lanka's tour to Zimbabwe in 2004 but a lack of consistency meant he was dropped after just four ODI appearances.
He is the first to admit that he did not completely grab the opportunities that came his way. In an attempt to win back his place, he took over the captaincy of Bloomfield in 2004 and thrice scored ninety in the Premier league. In 2005-06, he won the Premier limited overs Man-of-the-Tournament award. The retirement of Russell Arnold after the 2007 World Cup opened up a spot for him but he had to wait more than a year for a recall. He returned to Zimbabwe and scored a crucial 40 in a low-scoring game to set up the victory, and that set in motion an exceptional run of form for Kandamby that saw him break into the Test squad for Sri Lanka's tour of India in late 2009.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq October 2009
- Bloomfield ride on high on Randiv heroics (Oct 27, 2009)
- Kandamby, Kaushal Silva get Test call-ups (Oct 27, 2009)
- The Hathurusingha effect (Oct 4, 2009)
- We're not out for revenge - Sangakkara (Sep 13, 2009)
- A tale of two left-handers (Sep 12, 2009)
Sep 25, 2009
Thilina Kandamby plays the pull
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Sep 25, 2009
Thilina Kandamby cuts behind point
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Sep 14, 2009
Chamara Kapugedera congratulates Thilina Kandamby on getting to fifty
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