Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal
Personal information
Full name
Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal
Born (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 122)26 December 2011 v South Africa
Last Test2 February 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 144)1 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI30 November 2022 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.56 (previously 36, 17)
T20I debut (cap 33)30 April 2010 v New Zealand
Last T20I27 February 2022 v India
T20I shirt no.56 (previously 36, 17)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentSri Lanka Army
2009–2019Nondescripts Cricket Club
2012Ruhuna
2012Rajasthan Royals
2017Chittagong Vikings
2020–presentColombo Stars
2022Sylhet Sunrisers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 80 157 68 160
Runs scored 5,575 3,854 1,062 11,398
Batting average 43.21 31.85 19.67 47.89
100s/50s 15/27 4/24 0/6 32/54
Top score 206* 111 66* 354*
Catches/stumpings 87/10 62/8 36/6 188/24
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2024
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2014 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2012 Sri Lanka
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2014 Bangladesh
Winner 2022 United Arab Emirates
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Team

Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal (Sinhala: ලොකුගේ දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්; born 18 November 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[1][2] A handy right-handed middle order batter who sometimes plays as the wicket-keeper, Chandimal lead Sri Lanka in the group stages of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in which Sri Lanka ended up as the champions.

On 26 September 2019, he joined the Sri Lankan Army as a volunteer commissioned officer and was eligible to play for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club.[3][4] In August 2020, while playing for the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, Chandimal made the highest score in domestic first-class cricket in Sri Lanka, with an unbeaten 354 runs against Saracenc CC.[5]

  1. ^ "Chandimal to lead SL in Tests, Tharanga in shorter formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Chandimal replaces Mathews as Sri Lanka ODI captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Dinesh Chandimal to join Sri Lankan Army as commissioned officer". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Dinesh Chandimal joins SL Army today - Sri Lanka Latest News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Former Sri Lanka Captain Dinesh Chandimal Scores Unbeaten 354". Cricket Addictor. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.