Dammika Prasad

Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad

Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Overview

Full Name Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad
Age 41y 153d
Born Monday, May 30, 1983, Sri Lanka
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast medium
Playing Role Bowler

Biography

Dhammika Prasad made a sensational start to his cricketing career when he picked up 2 wickets off consecutive deliveries in his first over of international cricket. However the joy was short-lived as following an injury, he had to wait a good duration of two years before making his comeback.

The pacer who started off as a top order batsman made the reluctant switch to fast bowling when his school didn’t find suitors for the new ball. A 2002 Under-19 World Cup later, he went on to make his domestic debut for the Sinhalese Sports Club. An ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2006, a good stint with Sri Lanka A and the Islanders’ obsession for a genuine speedster in the absence of Malinga, saw him making his Test debut against India in 2008. With his hostile pace, Dhammika did surprise quite a few Indian batsmen in addition to scalping danger man Virender Sehwag in both innings. Over the years, Sri Lanka has groomed a wide variety of bowlers and Dhammika Prasad is one of those talented species.
 

Debut
Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo - Friday, August 8, 2008

Batting

Matches 25
Innings 39
Runs 476
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 8 - 53
Average 12.86
Strike Rate 53.60
Highest Score (vs West Indies, 15/11/2010) 47

Bowling

Matches 25
Innings 44
Overs 721.1
Wickets 75
Economy Rate 3.74
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 1
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs England, 20/06/2014) 5/50

Fielding

Catches 6
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Wickets

41
33
22
11
Wickets
Years