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Mahela Udawatte
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Mahela Lakmal Udawatte
Born July 19, 1986, Colombo
Current age 22 years 34 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Ananda College, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Academy XI, Wayamba
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
4 |
4 |
0 |
154 |
73 |
38.50 |
220 |
70.00 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
41 |
78 |
4 |
2239 |
168 |
30.25 |
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2 |
15 |
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23 |
0 |
| List A |
46 |
45 |
2 |
1307 |
98 |
30.39 |
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0 |
10 |
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10 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
249 |
51* |
19.15 |
197 |
126.39 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
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Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
41 |
5 |
96 |
76 |
3 |
2/31 |
2/31 |
25.33 |
4.75 |
32.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
46 |
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42 |
31 |
1 |
1/24 |
1/24 |
31.00 |
4.42 |
42.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
15 |
4 |
37 |
39 |
2 |
2/17 |
2/17 |
19.50 |
6.32 |
18.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates at Lahore, Jun 26, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
Galle Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Dec 16-18, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class |
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2004/05 |
| Last List A |
Sri Lankan XI v Indians at Colombo (PSS), Aug 15, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v PCA Masters XI at Leicester, Sep 15, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 scorecard |
A prolific run-getter for Ananda College, Mahela Udawatte's talents as a top-order batsman were not immediately recognised when he was overlooked for the Sri Lankan Under-19 team in 2003 despite scoring more than 1000 runs for his school that season. He got his break after he joined Chilaw Marians SC straight after school. Promoted to open the batting - he had batted at No. 3 at school - he reeled off three hundreds in five matches in the 2004-05 U-23 tournament, and was rewarded with a place in the Development Squad. He soon made it into the A team for the tour to England in 2007 after top-scoring for his club in the Premier final against SSC in 2005-06, making 67 out of 172 against an attack which included Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Zoysa. A powerful and attacking batsman who likes to take on the quick bowlers, Udawatte is seen as a future prospect for the Sri Lanka one-day side, perhaps as a replacement for Sanath Jayasuriya. Rated highly by experts in Sri Lanka, including Mahela Jayawardene, Udawatte earned a call-up to the national squad for the tour of West Indies in 2008 and was later included in the probables for the Champions Trophy.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq (July 9, 2008)
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Mahela Udawatte during a practice session
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Jun 28, 2008 |
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Mahela Udawatte and Jehan Mubarak warm up
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Jun 28, 2008 |
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Dilhara Fernando, Mahela Udawatte and Kumar Sangakkara share a light moment
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