Kumar Dharmasena

Kumar Dharmasena
Personal information
Full nameHandunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumara Dharmasena
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971
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 umpired89 (2010–2025)
ODIs umpired135 (2009–2025)
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/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023

Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971) is a well-known Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and holds the unique honor of being the first person to take part in an ICC Cricket World Cup final both as a player and as an umpire. During his playing career, Dharmasena was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He was also a member of the Sri Lankan national team that famously won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.[1]

References

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