Kumar Dharmasena

Deshabandu
Kumar Dharmasena
Personal information
Full name
Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumara Dharmasena
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 53)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameUnanduwa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder, umpire
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 59)6 September 1993 v South Africa
Last Test8 March 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 82)24 August 1994 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 February 2004 v Australia
ODI shirt no.66
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2006Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
1992Nondescripts Cricket Club
1994Moratuwa Cricket Club
Umpiring information
Tests umpired85 (2010–2024)
ODIs umpired130 (2009–2024)
T20Is umpired47 (2009–2024)
WODIs umpired1 (2008)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 31 141 155 206
Runs scored 868 1,222 6,550 2,281
Batting average 19.72 22.62 36.18 26.21
100s/50s 0/3 0/4 9/37 0/9
Top score 62* 69* 157 94*
Balls bowled 6,939 7,009 25,549 9,747
Wickets 69 138 495 234
Bowling average 42.31 36.21 20.77 28.62
5 wickets in innings 3 0 30 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0
Best bowling 6/72 4/37 7/30 5/14
Catches/stumpings 14/– 34/– 78/– 50/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023

Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer.[1] He is a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and the first person to participate in an ICC Cricket World Cup final both as a player and an umpire. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, Dharmasena was a member of the Sri Lankan side that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

  1. ^ "International cricketers turned umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.