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Thilina Kandamby
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Sahan Hewa Thilina Kandamby
Born June 4, 1982, Colombo
Current age 26 years 51 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Central Province, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
4 |
4 |
0 |
23 |
13 |
5.75 |
49 |
46.93 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
83 |
129 |
3 |
4123 |
202 |
32.72 |
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6 |
20 |
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52 |
0 |
| List A |
91 |
79 |
11 |
1968 |
100 |
28.94 |
2690 |
73.15 |
1 |
13 |
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21 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
13 |
13 |
2 |
217 |
47* |
19.72 |
168 |
129.16 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
83 |
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1163 |
933 |
18 |
3/16 |
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51.83 |
4.81 |
64.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
91 |
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321 |
333 |
12 |
4/68 |
4/68 |
27.75 |
6.22 |
26.7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
13 |
4 |
63 |
70 |
5 |
3/21 |
3/21 |
14.00 |
6.66 |
12.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Apr 27, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Oct 14, 2004 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2000/01 |
| Last First-class |
Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2001/02 |
| Last List A |
Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Basnahira North v Ruhuna at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Kandamby is a cricketer who has not fulfilled the promise he showed as a schoolboy at Ananda College, one of the country's leading Buddhist institutions. He holds the highest individual score of 144 in the traditional match against Nalanda made in 1999. The following year was his best, aggregating 940 runs from 12 matches and was selected captain of the Sri Lanka Under-19 side to tour Australia where he won the Man-of-the-Series award with some sterling contributions. Graduating to the Sri Lanka A side, he toured India and hit five half-centuries which saw him being selected for the Sri Lanka team's tour to New Zealand. He was picked for Sri Lanka's tour to Zimbabwe in 2004 but a lack of consistency meant he was dropped after just four ODI appearances.
He is the first to admit that he did not completely grab the opportunities that came his way. In an attempt to win back his place, he took over the captaincy of Bloomfield in 2004 and thrice scored ninety in the Premier league. In 2005-06, he won the Premier limited overs Man-of-the-Tournament award. Under the guidance of former Sri Lankan opening batsman, Chandika Hathurusingha, he feels he stands a chance of winning the spot vacated by the retirement of Russel Arnold in 2007. His hopes of a recall received a boost a year later when he was among the probables for the Champions Trophy.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq (July 9, 2009)
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Thilina Kandamby drives during his half-century
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Nov 21, 2007 |
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Thilina Kandamby drives during his century
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Sep 8, 2004 |
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Thilina Kandamby
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