Mahela Jayawardene (Captain)
Full Name: Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born: 27-05-1977, Colombo
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), 24-01-1998
Highest ODI Score: 128 v India at Sharjah, 27-10-2000
Best ODI Bowling: 2-56 v Kenya at Southampton, 30-05-1999
Captaincy record: Matches 19, won 14, lost 4, no result 1.
Marvan Atapattu
Full Name: Marvan Samson Atapattu
Born: 22-11-1970, Kalutara
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v India at Nagpur, 01-12-1990
Highest ODI Score: 132* v England at Lord's,20-08-1998
Best ODI Bowling: 0-4 v India at Pune,05-12-1990
Malinga Bandara
Full Name: Charitha Malinga Bandara
Born: 31-12-1979, Kalutara
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style Legbreak bowler
Major Teams: Galle Cricket Club, Kalutara Town, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka, Gloucestershire
ODI Debut: v New Zealand at Wellington,06-01-2006
Highest ODI Score: 28* v England at Manchester,28-06-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 0-4 v India at Pune,05-12-1990
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Full Name: Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Also Known As: Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan
Born: 14-10-1976, Kalutara
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Major Teams: Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kalutara Town, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 11-12-1999
Highest ODI Score: 117* v Netherlands at Amstelveen,04-07-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 4-29 v India at Dambulla,03-08-2005
Dilhara Fernando
Full name: Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born: 19-07-1979, Colombo
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka
ODI Debut: v South Africa at Paarl, 09-01-2001
Highest ODI Score: 13* v India at Johannesburg, 10-03-2003
Best ODI Bowling: 4-48 v England at Perth,20-12-2002
Sanath Jayasuriya
Full Name: Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born: 30-06-1969, Matara
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Major Teams: Colombo Cricket Club, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v Australia at Melbourne, 26-12-1989
Highest ODI Score: 189 v India at Sharjah, 29-10-2000
Best ODI Bowling: 6-29 v England at Moratuwa,20-03-1993
Chamara Kapugedera
Full Name: Chamara Kantha Kapugedera
Nickname: Kapu
Born: 24-02-1987, Kandy
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Major Teams: Colombo Cricket Club, Sri Lanka
ODI Debut: v Australia at Perth,29-01-2006
Highest ODI Score: 50 v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC),22-03-2006
Farveez Maharoof
Full Name: Mohamed Farveez Maharoof
Also Known As: Fara
Born: 07-09-1984, Colombo
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Major Teams: Wesley College, Colombo Cricket Club, Sri Lanka Under-15s, Sri Lanka Schools XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka A, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v Zimbabwe at Harare,25-04-2004
Highest ODI Score: 58* v England at Manchester,28-06-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 4-20 v India at Ahmedabad,06-11-2005
Lasith Malinga
Full Name: Separamadu Lasith Malinga
Born: 04-09-1983, Galle
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Major Teams: Galle Cricket Club, BCCSL Academy XI, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v UAE at Dambulla,17-07-2004
Highest ODI Score: 15 v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), 19-03-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 4-44 v England at Leeds,01-07-2006
Muttiah Muralitharan
Full Name: Muttiah Muralitharan
Born: 17-04-1972, Kandy
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Major Teams: Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Lancashire, Kent, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v India at Colombo (RPS), 12-08-1993
Highest ODI Score: 27 v Australia at Sydney,12-02-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 7-30 v India at Sharjah,27-10-2000
Ruchira Perera
Full Name: Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera
Born: 06-04-1977,Colombo
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium Fast
Major Teams: Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka
ODI Debut: v England at Perth,29-01-1999
Highest ODI Score: 4* v Bangladesh at Bogra, 22-02-2006
Best ODI Bowling: 3-23 v Bangladesh at Bogra,20-02-2006
Kumar Sangakkara
Full Name: Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Born: 27-10-1977, Matale
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Major Teams: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v Pakistan at Galle, 05-07-2000
Highest ODI Score: 138* v India at Jaipur,31-10-2005
Best wicket-keeping performance: 5 dismissals (4 ct+ 1 st) v Netherlands at Colombo RPS, 16-09-2002
Upul Tharanga
Full Name: Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born: 02-02-1985, Balapitiya
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Other: Wicketkeeper
Major Teams: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka
ODI Debut: v West Indies at Dambulla, 02-08-2005
Highest ODI Score: 120 v England at Lord's,17-06-2006
Chaminda Vaas
Full Name: Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
Born: 27-01-1974, Mattumagala
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Major Teams: Colts Cricket Club, Hampshire, Sri Lanka.
ODI Debut: v India at Rajkot, 15-02-1994
Highest ODI Score: 50* v Pakistan at Sharjah, 13-04-2001
Best ODI Bowling: 8-19 v Zimbabwe at Colombo SSC, 08-12-2001
Batting & Fielding:
Player |
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
Hs |
Ave |
100s |
50s |
0s |
SR |
Ct |
St |
Atapattu, MS |
253 |
246 |
28 |
8233 |
132* |
37.77 |
11 |
59 |
13 |
67.70 |
70 |
0 |
Bandara, CM |
19 |
9 |
2 |
85 |
28* |
12.14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
77.98 |
4 |
0 |
Dilshan, TM |
96 |
82 |
18 |
1869 |
117* |
29.20 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
78.60 |
48 |
1 |
Fernando, CRD |
94 |
35 |
22 |
122 |
13* |
9.38 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
58.65 |
16 |
0 |
Jayasuriya, ST |
364 |
354 |
15 |
11104 |
189 |
32.76 |
22 |
60 |
28 |
89.89 |
107 |
0 |
Jayawardene, DPM |
221 |
205 |
22 |
5917 |
128 |
32.33 |
8 |
34 |
15 |
75.65 |
109 |
0 |
Kapugedera, CK |
15 |
13 |
0 |
193 |
50 |
14.85 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
88.94 |
3 |
0 |
Maharoof, MF |
46 |
29 |
9 |
404 |
58* |
20.20 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
88.21 |
9 |
0 |
Malinga, LS |
15 |
8 |
5 |
30 |
15 |
10.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49.18 |
1 |
0 |
Muralitharan, M |
276 |
128 |
49 |
456 |
27 |
5.77 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
69.41 |
110 |
0 |
Perera, PDRL |
16 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
4* |
2.67 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
53.33 |
2 |
0 |
Sangakkara, KC |
174 |
160 |
21 |
4974 |
138* |
35.78 |
5 |
33 |
4 |
74.00 |
147 |
44 |
Tharanga, WU |
29 |
27 |
0 |
946 |
120 |
35.04 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
76.17 |
5 |
0 |
Vaas, WPUJC |
281 |
194 |
62 |
1814 |
50* |
13.74 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
73.20 |
55 |
0 |
Bowling:
Player |
Mts |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
5W |
4W |
Ave |
SR |
RpO |
Atapattu, MS |
253 |
8.3 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
0-4 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
4.82 |
Bandara, CM |
19 |
146.2 |
2 |
703 |
23 |
4-31 |
0 |
2 |
30.57 |
38.17 |
4.80 |
Dilshan, TM |
96 |
293.4 |
7 |
1406 |
35 |
4-29 |
0 |
2 |
40.17 |
50.34 |
4.79 |
Fernando, CRD |
94 |
674.5 |
31 |
3596 |
116 |
4-48 |
0 |
1 |
31.00 |
34.91 |
5.33 |
Jayasuriya, ST |
364 |
2136 |
36 |
10231 |
278 |
6-29 |
4 |
10 |
36.80 |
46.10 |
4.79 |
Jayawardene, DPM |
221 |
94.4 |
1 |
539 |
7 |
2-56 |
0 |
0 |
77.00 |
81.14 |
5.69 |
Maharoof, MF |
46 |
310.4 |
22 |
1438 |
52 |
4-20 |
0 |
1 |
27.65 |
35.85 |
4.63 |
Malinga, LS |
15 |
122.2 |
8 |
580 |
20 |
4-44 |
0 |
1 |
29.00 |
36.70 |
4.74 |
Muralitharan, M |
276 |
2511.1 |
176 |
9685 |
416 |
7-30 |
8 |
18 |
23.28 |
36.22 |
3.86 |
Perera, PDRL |
16 |
127 |
8 |
689 |
16 |
3-23 |
0 |
0 |
43.06 |
47.63 |
5.43 |
Vaas, WPUJC |
281 |
2298.3 |
236 |
9698 |
354 |
8-19 |
4 |
13 |
27.40 |
38.96 |
4.22 |
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