Full name Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dammika Prasad
Born May 30, 1983, Ragama
Current age 26 years 179 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, De Mazenod College, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Schools XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 36 | 16.50 | 121 | 54.54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5.66 | 50 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 54 | 60 | 8 | 1095 | 103* | 21.05 | 1758 | 62.28 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| List A | 54 | 28 | 7 | 278 | 31 | 13.23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4.66 | 22 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 8 | 734 | 567 | 13 | 3/82 | 5/142 | 43.61 | 4.63 | 56.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 5 | 5 | 216 | 217 | 5 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 43.40 | 6.02 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 54 | 7148 | 4457 | 171 | 6/25 | 26.06 | 3.74 | 41.8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||
| List A | 54 | 2156 | 1681 | 60 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 28.01 | 4.67 | 35.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 49 | 3 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 16.33 | 7.00 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (ZACS), Feb 25, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 9, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Nov 16-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Feb 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Basnahira North v Ruhuna at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
A promising career with the national team looked certain when Dammika Prasad took two wickets in as many balls in his first over of his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2006. He went on to play two more matches before his career was cut short by a back injury which kept him out of the game for six months. Having recovered, he was selected for the Sri Lanka A tour to England in 2007 where he hoped to perform well and regain his place in the national team. What may have helped him in this quest was his ability to bowl at the death in ODIs, having worked hard to develop subtle variations including a good yorker. Consistent performances on the domestic front earned him a first Test cap against India in August 2008 as Sri Lanka sought to add pace to their attack. He did not disappoint, taking five wickets in the match, including the wicket of India's best batsman, Virender Sehwag, in both innings.
Interestingly, Prasad started his cricket at De Mazenod College, Kandana, as a No.3 batsman. He played in this position till he reached 17 when he was forced to switch
over to bowling fast because the school could not find anyone suitable to bowl with the new ball. He was selected for the Under-19 World Cup in 2002 and his performance paid off when he won a six-month scholarship to play in England. Prasad's best bowling effort was in the now-defunct provincial tournament when he took six wickets for 25 (match bag ten wickets) for Southern Province against Uva Province at the Galle International Stadium in 2004.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq August 2008
- A bright but shortlived start (Nov 16, 2009)
- Bloomfield inch closer to top spot (Oct 21, 2009)
- Nondescripts stretch lead at the top (Oct 15, 2009)
- Sri Lanka leave out Bandara and Fernando (Aug 25, 2009)
- Chandimal ton leads SLC reply (Aug 13, 2009)
Nov 17, 2009
Dammika Prasad gets some encouragement from Kumar Sangakkara
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Nov 16, 2009
Dammika Prasad belts out an appeal
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Aug 30, 2009
Dammika Prasad appeals in vain
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