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Full name Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Born July 22, 1982, Nittambuwa
Current age 27 years 110 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bandaranayake College Gampha, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Galle Cricket Club
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 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 214 | 64 | 16.46 | 458 | 46.72 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 62 | 42 | 21 | 381 | 57* | 18.14 | 565 | 67.43 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 19* | 6.00 | 30 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 71 | 94 | 21 | 1328 | 95 | 18.19 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 126 | 80 | 36 | 779 | 84 | 17.70 | 1222 | 63.74 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 83 | 22* | 7.54 | 69 | 120.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 18 | 1492 | 757 | 24 | 4/21 | 8/58 | 31.54 | 3.04 | 62.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 62 | 62 | 2812 | 2111 | 77 | 4/40 | 4/40 | 27.41 | 4.50 | 36.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 7 | 167 | 234 | 5 | 1/21 | 1/21 | 46.80 | 8.40 | 33.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 71 | 9864 | 5314 | 241 | 7/27 | 22.04 | 3.23 | 40.9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ||
| List A | 126 | 5579 | 3906 | 171 | 5/29 | 5/29 | 22.84 | 4.20 | 32.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 19 | 19 | 434 | 561 | 17 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 33.00 | 7.75 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Apr 4-8, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, Aug 18-22, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Nov 18, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 11, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Oct 30-Nov 1, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), Sep 4, 2009 scorecard |
Kulasekara made an instant impression in his first ODI, against England at Dambulla in November 2003, after being selected from relative obscurity. From a bustling run-up and whippy open-chested action, he generates a lively pace, moves the ball off the seam and can reverse-swing the ball. Most importantly though, he can maintain a tight line and length. He started his career as a softball enthusiast before he shifted his focus to cricket, joining Nugegoda Cricket Club and then Galle Cricket Club. He also won the best bowler award in the 2002-03 domestic competition. A maiden test fifty against England at Lord's in 2006 showed his natural batting abilities in the lower order. But his bowling during the same tour lacked penetration and he dropped out of the squad for eight months. However, having worked hard on his action and gaining an extra yard of pace, he secured a place in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad. He rose to become one of Sri Lanka's strike bowlers, and in a 11-month period starting April 2008, he took 47 wickets. That helped him jump to the top of the ICC ODI rankings the following March.
Charlie Austin March 2009
- Dhoni leads World ODI Team of the Year (Oct 1, 2009)
- Hand of Kulasekara (Sep 2, 2009)
- Aamer and Naved earn Pakistan easy consolation win (Aug 9, 2009)
- Sri Lanka win despite late drama (Jul 30, 2009)
- Sri Lanka get used to life without legends (Jul 25, 2009)
Sep 27, 2009
Nuwan Kulasekara pulls
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Sep 27, 2009
Nuwan Kulasekara bends his back
© Associated Press
Sep 25, 2009
Nuwan Kulasekara is delighted after taking a wicket
© Getty Images
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