ICC Womens T20 World Cup, 2026


Born
Jan 11, 1992 (34 years)
Role
Bowler
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Batting Style
Right-Hand-Bat
Bowling Style
Right-Arm Bowl
Matches
Innings
Runs
Highest Score
Not Out
Strike Rate
50's
100's
200's
Average
Balls
300's
4's
6's
Ducks
Matches
Innings
Wickets
Balls
Runs
Overs
Economy
Maidens
BBI
4W
5W
10W
Hattricks
Average
Strike Rate
Sri Lanka, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka Emerging Players, Sri Lanka A, Colombo District, Wayamba, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Matara District, Galle District, Kandy District, Nagenahira Nagas, Yaal Blazers, Galle Guardians, Colombo Kings, Colombo Stars, Lucknow Super Giants, Kandy Falcons/B-Love Kandy, Dubai Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals
Over the past decade or so, Sri Lanka have had a few exciting fast bowlers coming up through the ranks with the ability to bowl at high speeds albeit with the inevitable flaw of being injury prone. Dushmantha Chameera falls into that category - a nice flowing run up coupled with a simplified action that enables him to generate high speeds. He is also a rather skiddy customer despite his height and has the ability to rush batsmen off the surface.
Chameera broke into the Sri Lankan domestic scene during the year 2012 and started to impress almost instantly. He was highly talked about and a national call up duly arrived in 2015 across all three formats. However, injuries have hampered him a lot, affecting his Test career in particular. At a point, Chameera was touted as the fastest bowler in the country and given his talent, it will be tragic if he doesn't fulfill his potential but for that, staying fit is the biggest hurdle.
The IPL has had quite a few Lankans participating in it since its inception including some of their biggest names of all times. Chameera became the latest to join the League when he got snapped up by the Rajasthan Royals at the 2018 auctions. If injuries don't hamper him, he can provide some firepower to the RR bowling attack. The same goes for his international career because Sri Lanka are in desperate need for someone to spearhead their pace bowling resources.
By Hariprasad Sadanandan.
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