Avishka Gunawardene

Sri Lanka|Opening Batter
Avishka Gunawardene
INTL CAREER: 1998 - 2006
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Full Name

Dihan Avishka Gunawardene

Born

May 26, 1977, Colombo

Age

46y 308d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Playing Role

Opening Batter

An explosive left-hand opener in the mould of Sanath Jayasuriya, Gunawardene lives on the wild side. He first made headlines at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, scoring a century and top-scoring in the semi-final defeat to South Africa. A few months later, deputising for Jayasuriya, he smashed 145 off 20 overs with Kaluwitharana in an audacious attempt to reach 311 against Australia at Melbourne. He scored a career-best 132 against West Indies in the ICC Knockout in 2000. But impetuous dismissals and inconsistency prevented him from securing a regular berth. However, the appointment of a new selection committee in 2004 paved the way for his recall and he leapfrogged ahead of other fringe players. An opportunity finally came when Atapattu was rested in the Asia Cup and he grabbed his chance with an important half-century. Gunawardene was called up for Sri Lanka's Test squad to India in November 2005 but did nothing of note in the two matches he had handed. He also travelled with the one-day squad to New Zealand in the new year but failed in the one game he played. In September 2007 Gunawardene joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League, effectively ending his international career. A ban on he and four other Sri Lankans was lifted in September 2008, meaning Gunawardene was free to play domestic cricket back home.

Charlie Austin (September 2008)

Avishka Gunawardene Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests61101814316.4532356.030033020
ODIs61611170813228.46238971.491122105130
FC12919911668020935.53--1240--670
List A1841834536213229.95--635--450
T20s6618529*17.0077110.380011220

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6------------
ODIs61------------
FC129-18280---9.33-000
List A184-000-----000
T20s6------------
Dihan Avishka Gunawardene

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Photos of Avishka Gunawardene

Kusal Mendis has a word with Sri Lanka batting coach Avishka Gunawardene
Ahmedabad celebrate the wicket of Avishka Gunawardene
Resistance is pointless: Avishka Gunawardene presses on
Avishka Gunawardene and Upul Tharanga scored unbeaten centuries to defeat Bangladesh by ten wickets
Avishka Gunawardene and Upul Tharanga are mobbed by fans
Avishka Gunawardene during a practice session