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Dammika Prasad

Sri Lanka

Full name Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dammika Prasad

Born May 30, 1983, Ragama

Current age 26 years 164 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

Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dammika Prasad

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	3	3	0	45	36	15.00	86	52.32	0	0	6	0	0
ODIs	5	3	0	17	8	5.66	50	34.00	0	0	0	0	0
First-class	53	59	8	1074	103*	21.05	1723	62.33	1	6			12
List A	54	28	7	278	31	13.23			0	0			10
Twenty20	4	4	1	14	9	4.66	22	63.63	0	0	1	0	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	3	6	524	405	11	3/82	5/142	36.81	4.63	47.6	0	0	0
ODIs	5	5	216	217	5	2/29	2/29	43.40	6.02	43.2	0	0	0
First-class	53		6938	4295	169	6/25		25.41	3.71	41.0	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

Career statistics

Test debut	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), Aug 26-30, 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	Sinhalese Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 30-Nov 1, 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

Profile

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