Full name Paulage Malinda Pushpakumara
Born March 24, 1987, Colombo
Current age 22 years 246 days
Major teams Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Lumbini College, Saracens Sports Club, Singha Sports 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 25 | 28 | 8 | 303 | 80* | 15.15 | 559 | 54.20 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| List A | 16 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 15 | 7.75 | 101 | 61.38 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 25 | 43 | 4498 | 2087 | 108 | 6/65 | 11/123 | 19.32 | 2.78 | 41.6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| List A | 16 | 15 | 694 | 488 | 28 | 5/42 | 5/42 | 17.42 | 4.21 | 24.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Singha Sports Club at Kurunegala, Nov 17-19, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Nov 13-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Singha Sports Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Panadura, Nov 8, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Saracens Sports Club at Katunayake, Oct 7, 2009 scorecard |
A talented slow left-arm spinner, Pushpakumara forced his way into the Sri Lanka Under-19 side for the triangular tournament also involving England and Bangladesh in December 2005. He produced solid performances with the ball, with his best effort being a decisive 4 for 39 against Bangladesh. He is also a capable lower-order batsman.
Andrew McGlashan January 2006
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