Chanaka Welegedara

Chanaka Welegedara

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Overview

Full Name Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara
Age 44y 39d
Born Friday March 20, 1981, Sri Lanka
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Left-arm fast medium
Playing Role Bowler

Teams represented

Sri Lanka Sri LankaMoors Sports Club Moors Sports ClubNorth Central Province North Central ProvinceRuhuna RuhunaSri Lanka A Sri Lanka ASri Lankan Invitation XI Sri Lankan Invitation XITamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic ClubYoung Sri Lanka Young Sri LankaWayamba WayambaKandurata Warriors Kandurata WarriorsRest of Sri Lanka Rest of Sri Lanka

Biography

Chanaka Welegedara is a well-built bustling left-arm seamer from Sri Lanka. A late starter to cricket, he began playing the sport only at the age of 17. He was picked by Daryl Foster; the Australian fast bowling coach, for the Sri Lankan Pace Academy and was later sent to the MRF Pace Academy to nurture his skills.

Being a product of the Sri Lankan Cricket Academy, the left-armer has performed excellently at the first-class level. Welegedara has made rapid strides through the domestic level to make his Test debut in 2007 against England, where he was impressive with a strong action and brisk pace. He then drew comparisons with Chaminda Vaas. His ODI debut came much later, in 2009 against India.
 

Debut
Sri Lanka vs England at Galle - Tuesday December 18, 2007

Batting

Matches 21
Innings 30
Runs 218
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 4 - 30
Average 9.08
Strike Rate 51.53
Highest Score (vs Pakistan, 26/10/2011) 48

Bowling

Matches 21
Innings 35
Overs 633.1
Wickets 55
Economy Rate 3.58
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 2
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs South Africa, 26/12/2011) 5/52

Fielding

Catches 5
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 2

Career Wickets

34
27
18
9
Wickets
Years

Biography

sub title

Chanaka Welegedara is a well-built bustling left-arm seamer from Sri Lanka. A late starter to cricket, he began playing the sport only at the age of 17. He was picked by Daryl Foster; the Australian fast bowling coach, for the Sri Lankan Pace Academy and was later sent to the MRF Pace Academy to nurture his skills.

Being a product of the Sri Lankan Cricket Academy, the left-armer has performed excellently at the first-class level. Welegedara has made rapid strides through the domestic level to make his Test debut in 2007 against England, where he was impressive with a strong action and brisk pace. He then drew comparisons with Chaminda Vaas. His ODI debut came much later, in 2009 against India.