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Nuwan Kulasekara

Bowler  ·  Bowler
Sri LankaSL
FULL NAMEKulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
BORN22 Jul 1982, Nittambuwa
BATSBowler
BOWLS-
ROLEBowler
TEAMSSri Lanka
TEST
Cap 100
DEBUTApr 2005
LATESTJun 2014
ODI
Cap 118
DEBUTFeb 2004
LATESTJul 2017
T20I
Cap 25
DEBUTOct 2008
LATESTApr 2017
◈ INSIGHTSDay 238 / 365
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Test cap #100 · Explore Kulasekara's full career using the tabs above — each tab reveals a different analytical angle.

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Career totals are just the start. Switch to By Year to trace the arc of Kulasekara's entire career.

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Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents Kulasekara has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1933
AVERAGE
14.43
STRIKE RATE
81.23
HIGH SCORE
73
50S
5
SIXES
54
INNINGS
181
WICKETS
312
ECONOMY
5.17
T20 LEAGUES · 13 MATCHES
15 wkts
ECO 6.25  ·  AVG 18.33

Recent form

All matches →
20178 matches
22
AVG 22.00 · SR 104.76 · HS 1210 wkts
▲ AVG +7.57 vs career  ·  ▲ +6.50 vs 2016  ·  SR +23.53
20167 matches
31
AVG 15.50 · SR 114.81 · HS 1611 wkts
▲ AVG +1.07 vs career  ·  SR +33.58
2012Career best
235
AVG 15.67 · SR 92.89
▲ AVG +1.24 vs career
2004Career worst · 5 matches
5
AVG 5.00 · SR 23.81
▼ AVG -9.43 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons (bowling)
2015 · bpl · 8M10 wkts
Comilla Victorians  ·  ECO 5.74 · AVG 15.50
2012 · ipl · 4M4 wkts
Chennai Super Kings  ·  ECO 6.71 · AVG 23.50
2011 · ipl · 1M1 wkts
Chennai Super Kings  ·  ECO 8.67 · AVG 26.00

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 21 MATCHES
391
AVG 14.48  ·  SR 42.04  ·  HS 64  ·  WKTS 48
ODI · 183 MATCHES
1327
AVG 15.43  ·  SR 81.46  ·  HS 73  ·  WKTS 198
T20I · 58 MATCHES
215
AVG 10.24  ·  SR 116.85  ·  HS 31  ·  WKTS 66
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2012
235 runs · avg 15.67
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2009
34 wickets · econ 5.02

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
1314151617
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
201782222.00104.760
201673115.50114.810
20151213121.8379.880
201413637.0067.740
20132018416.73110.180

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
India
365avg 18.25 · SR 67.84
New Zealand
312avg 15.60 · SR 73.76
Pakistan
302avg 12.08 · SR 55.01
Australia
291avg 14.55 · SR 83.14
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
India4436518.2567.8439——48View→
New Zealand3731215.6073.7658—249View→
Pakistan3830212.0855.0138——61View→
Australia3629114.5583.1473—142View→
England2022315.9362.2964—220View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
121avg 15.13 · HS 25
Lord's
103avg 25.75 · HS 64
R.Premadasa Stadium
102avg 10.20 · HS 24
Hagley Oval
93avg 31.00 · HS 58
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium1812115.1362.6925——16View→
Lord's210325.7547.0364—12View→
R.Premadasa Stadium1810210.2055.1424——23View→
Hagley Oval49331.0076.2358—13View→
Galle International Stadium48721.7545.5538——8View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches