
Chanaka Welegedara

Overview
Full Name Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara
Age 44y 15d
Born Friday March 20, 1981, Sri Lanka
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Left-arm fast medium
Playing Role
Teams represented
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