Full name Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Born May 16, 1975, Colombo
Current age 34 years 178 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Badureliya Sports Club, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 9 | 1 | 93 | 25 | 11.62 | 252 | 36.90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 172 | 225 | 33 | 3549 | 80 | 18.48 | 0 | 17 | 109 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 89 | 51 | 15 | 594 | 44* | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 | 10 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 14 | 1722 | 698 | 23 | 5/36 | 9/83 | 30.34 | 2.43 | 74.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 3 | 3 | 144 | 111 | 2 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 55.50 | 4.62 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 172 | 27830 | 11905 | 563 | 8/78 | 21.14 | 2.56 | 49.4 | 27 | 2 | |||
| List A | 89 | 3943 | 2377 | 94 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 25.28 | 3.61 | 41.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 57 | 4 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 14.25 | 7.12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), May 27-31, 1998 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (SSC), Nov 29-Dec 3, 2001 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Jun 21, 1998 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 7, 1998 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1993/94 |
| Last First-class | Badureliya Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 6-8, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Katunayake, Nov 4, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 8, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Colts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 22, 2005 scorecard |
Bandaratilleke made a instant impact in his debut series against New Zealand at home. His left arm orthodox slow bowling provided the perfect support for Muttiah Muralitharan. Bandatatilleke pushed the ball through and hit the wicket hard. He took advantage of a poor Galle wicket to capture the match figures of 9/82 in only his second Test match. In all Bandaratilleke captured sixteen wickets in the series. However, he had a minor impact on the following tour to England, playing only two tour matches. Reinstated for Sri Lanka's second Asian Test Championship maych against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium, he bowled tidily taking 3 wickets in the drawn Test. Somewhat surprisingly ignored by the selectors since, Bandaratilleke was not selected in the initial squad for the home series against the Australian side. (Johann Jayasekera, benj@primus.com.au)
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