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Nuwan Kulasekara

Full Name
Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Born
22-07-1982 Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka
Current Age
38 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka, Chennai Super Kings
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
Nuwan Kulasekara

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Nuwan Kulasekara Biography

Brisk and accurate, Nuwan Kulasekara has been around since 2003 (after he won the Best Bowler Award in Sri Lankan domestic cricket in 2002-03), but has been perpetually overshadowed by Chaminda Vaas, and later on, Lasith Malinga.
 
While his Test career never quite took off, his accuracy made him a regular fixture in the shorter formats, thanks to his excellent economy rate (which, surprisingly, is significantly better than Malinga’s) in the Twenty20 era.
 
Though Kulasekara reached No. 1 in ICC ODI bowling rankings in March 2009, he is somewhat unfairly remembered as the man who bowled the last ball of the ICC World Cup 2011. He played a crucial role in the final of the ICC World T20 2014, when he and Malinga bowled beautifully in the death overs to contain India, as Sri Lanka clinched the title. His finest hour probably came at The Gabba in 2013, when his five for 22 helped Sri Lanka bowl out Australia for 74 in 26.4 overs.
 
With the advent of the likes of Shaminda Eranga, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep, and Suranga Lakmal, a return to Test cricket seems unlikely for Kulasekara, but along with (and in absence of) Malinga, he continues to remain one of the finest new-ball bowlers of Sri Lanka.
 
Abhishek Mukherjee

Nuwan Kulasekara Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 21 28 391 1 64 14.48 930 42.04 0 1 47 8 8 0
ODIs 185 123 1327 37 73 15.43 1629 81.46 0 4 95 39 46 0
T20s 58 30 215 9 31 10.23 184 116.8 0 0 14 7 17 0
World Cup 11 8 94 2 32 15.66 98 95.91 0 0 6 3 2 0

Nuwan Kulasekara Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 21 3567 1794 48 37.37 3.017 74. 0 0 4/21 8/58
ODIs 185 8263 6751 199 33.92 4.902 41.52 1 0 5/22 5/22
T20s 58 1231 1530 66 23.18 7.457 18.65 0 0 3/4 3/4
World Cup 11 452 355 9 39.44 4.712 50.22 0 -- 3/16 5/22

Nuwan Kulasekara Career statistics

Test Debut

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at McLean Park, Napier, April 4, 2005

Last Test

England v Sri Lanka at Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, June 12, 2014

ODI Debut

Sri Lanka v England at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, November 18, 2003

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, July 10, 2017

T20 Debut

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, October 11, 2008

Last T20

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, April 6, 2017

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Nuwan Kulasekara to be felicitated during third Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ODI

Kulasekara made his ODI debut in 2003 as a 21-year-old in a home series against England. He ended up playing 184 ODIs with 199 wickets ...

Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara calls time on international career

Kulasekara was part of Sri Lanka’s victorious World T20 campaign in Bangladesh in 2014 and finishes his career with 313 international ...

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI: Nuwan Kulasekara replaces Nuwan Pradeep

Sri Lanka’s camp has been largely plagued by an outbreak of a viral flu but Nuwan Pradeep is the first one who has been sidelined due ...

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI at Colombo: Thisara Perera, bowlers set up 70-run win as hosts level series 1-1

Kulasekara claimed 4 for 37 as the hosts bowled out Bangladesh for 210 in 44.3 overs after making 280-9 at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ...

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    From 40 for 5 to series win, let us have a look at the top highlights of this encounter at Simonds Stadium, Victoria.

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