Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Kapugedera

Personal information
Full name	Chamara Kantha Kapugedera
Born	(1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 37) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Kapu
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Middle-order Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2006–2017)
Test debut (cap 104)	11 May 2006 v England
Last Test	26 August 2009 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 129)	29 January 2006 v Australia
Last ODI	18 October 2017 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	16
T20I debut (cap 6)	15 June 2006 v England
Last T20I	6 April 2017 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005/06–present	Colombo Cricket Club
2008–2010	Chennai Super Kings
2013	Duronto Rajshahi
2015	Chittagong Vikings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 8 102 43 Runs scored 418 1,624 703 Batting average 34.83 21.09 22.67 100s/50s 0/4 0/8 0/1 Top score 96 95 50 Balls bowled 12 264 – Wickets 0 2 – Bowling average – 112.50 – 5 wickets in innings – 0 – 10 wickets in match – 0 – Best bowling – 1/24 – Catches/stumpings 6/– 31/– 17/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Sri Lanka ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNricinfo, 20 August 2017

Chamara Kantha Kapugedera (Sinhala: චාමර කපුගෙදර, born 24 February 1987), commonly Chamara Kapugedera, is a former international Sri Lankan cricketer who played all formats of the game, and was a former One Day International captain.

He was a permanent member in the national team from the debut match until 2010, and finally poor performances dropped him from the squad, until his comeback in 2015. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He was also a member of the first Twenty20 International match for Sri Lanka, and capped no. 6. Kapugedara re-entered the national side in the mid-2015 and played the role of a middle order batsmen. In December 2019, he retired from all forms of cricket.^[1]