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Full name Umagiliya Durage Upul Chandana
Born May 7, 1972, Galle
Current age 36 years 162 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Gloucestershire,ICL World XI,Kolkata Tigers,Nondescripts Cricket Club,Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
16
24
1
616
92
26.78
1217
50.61
0
2
77
6
7
0
ODIs
147
111
17
1627
89
17.30
2229
72.99
0
5
108
22
79
0
First-class
162
223
21
6233
194
30.85
8
36
136
0
List A
252
196
34
3213
108
19.83
1
9
137
0
Twenty20
6
6
1
110
36
22.00
92
119.56
0
0
10
1
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
16
29
2685
1535
37
6/179
10/210
41.48
3.43
72.5
0
3
1
ODIs
147
136
6142
4818
151
5/61
5/61
31.90
4.70
40.6
4
1
0
First-class
162
22585
11448
456
7/60
25.10
3.04
49.5
20
1
List A
252
10823+
7914
294
5/22
5/22
26.91
4.32*
38.1*
9
4
0
Twenty20
6
5
114
121
9
3/18
3/18
13.44
6.36
12.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 12-15, 1999 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Apr 11-14, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 14, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1991/92
Last First-class
Sri Lanka A v Bangladesh A at Colombo (CCC), Mar 25-28, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1991/92
Last List A
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 25, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Ragama Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 2, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Upul Chandana's career started to blossom in 2002 when he was asked to captain Sri Lanka A against Kenya. His batting gained a new authority and his bowling greater potency, as he topped both the batting and bowling averages in that unofficial Test series. A wonderfully supple fielder, capable of match-turning run-outs and sizzling airbourne catches, he was in and out of both the Test and one-day squads for a number of years before bedding down in the one-day team in mid-2003 after a match-winning innings at Bridgetown. His explosive qualities in the middle order made him an asset in the limited-overs game. But his bowling has also continued to improve, making him a better bet for Tests as well. Murali's withdrawal from the tour to Australia in 2004 put additional responsibility on him, and he responded well. As the year progressed, his legbreaks, traditionally nagging rather than explosive, started to fizz more venomously. More importantly, his line and length tightened up. By the end of the Asia Cup in 2004 he had become an important wicket-taker in the one-day team, but his form fell away and he was dropped late in 2005, making one rather unexpected one-day appearance in July 2007, retiring soon after. Chandana then joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League, playing for the Kolkata Tigers and ICL World XI. A ban on he and four other Sri Lankans was lifted in September 2008, meaning Chandana was free to play domestic cricket back home.
