| Dushmantha Chameera Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1992 |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Spouse | Dilrukshi Chameera |
Dushmantha Chameera is a Sri Lankan skilled cricketer who has represented his nation in all 3 codecs of the game (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is), as a frontline tempo bowler. In the Sri Lankan home circuit, he has performed for the Nondescripts Cricket Club (2012–Present) and Nagenahira Nagas throughout all 3 codecs. At the franchise degree, he has turned out for the Colombo Stars (previously often known as the Colombo Kings) (2020-2021) within the LPL (Lanka Premier League). In the IPL (Indian Premier League), he has represented the Rajasthan Royals (2018) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (2021).
Born Name
Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera
Nick Name
Chamee
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Ragama, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Residence
Negombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Nationality
Education
Dushmantha had attended the Maris Stella College, a Catholic College in Negombo.
Occupation
Professional Cricketer
Family
- Siblings – Lassanai Dassa (Brother)
Batting
Right-Handed
Bowling
Right-Arm Fast
Role
Bowler
Jersey Number
5 – Test Match, One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I), Colombo Stars (LPL)
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
77 kg or 169.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Dushmantha has dated –
- Dilrukshi Chameera (2017-Present) – Dushmantha had married his long-term girlfriend Dilrukshi on September 8, 2017.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
He is of Sri Lankan descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Toned physique
- Short-cropped, spiked hair
- Clean-shaven look
Dushmantha Chameera Facts
- When Dushmantha was first found in native cricket, expertise scouts had shortly earmarked him as a future worldwide cricketer resulting from his fast, skiddy tempo bowling. He had began representing the Nondescripts Cricket Club in 2012 the place the coaches believed that inside 2-3 years, he might turn into the quickest bowler within the nation.
- His breakthrough got here within the 2013-14 home season the place he had performed a key function within the workforce’s championship win by claiming 32 wickets at a stellar common of 21.18.
- He had made his worldwide debut for Sri Lanka in an ODI match in opposition to New Zealand in January 2015. He had scalped his first worldwide wicket in his very first over of that match by dismissing the extremely skilled middle-order batter Ross Taylor with a searing supply that was clocked at 146 kph. He went on to take the wicket of Grant Elliott, serving to Sri Lanka win the match.
- Soon after this efficiency, he had been chosen in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was not chosen within the taking part in XI for Sri Lanka’s first 5 matches of the group stage. In the workforce’s remaining match of the group stage, in opposition to Scotland, because the workforce was resting key gamers earlier than the knockout section of the event, he had been given an opportunity to point out his abilities. He had picked up 3 wickets for 51 runs, serving to Sri Lanka win the match.
- Just a few months later, in June 2015, he had made his take a look at match debut, in opposition to Pakistan. In the 2nd innings of that match, the second of the collection, he had guided Sri Lanka to a series-leveling win, by taking 3 wickets. He had suffered a aspect pressure throughout the match and was dominated out of the third and remaining take a look at match of the collection. Sri Lanka went on to lose that match and, consequently, the collection by a 2-1 margin.
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