Nuwan Kulasekara

Nuwan Kulasekara
Full Name: Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Birth date: July 22 1982
Age: 42 years
Birth Country: Sri Lanka
Batting Style: Right Hand
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler
Team :
TournamentTeams
Champions League T20 Kandurata Maroons
Indian Premier League Chennai Super Kings
Bangladesh Premier League Comilla Victorians
Sri Lanka Premier League Kandurata Maroons, Udarata Rulers
Road Safety World Series Sri Lanka Legends
Legends League Cricket Asia Lions
US Masters T10 League Morrisville Unity

Nuwan Kulasekara Last 10 Innings

RunsWktsOppMatch DateScore
1 3/29 India Legends2022-10-01 DT20
8 2/26 West Indies Legends2022-09-30 DT20
- 2/33 South Africa Legends2022-09-18 DT20
- 2/11 England Legends2022-09-13 DT20
- 4/36 Australia Legends2022-09-11 DT20
17 3/45 World Giants2022-01-29 DT20
1 1/15 World Giants2022-01-26 DT20
- 2/14 India Maharajas2022-01-24 DT20
- 2/17 World Giants2022-01-21 DT20
- 0/42 India Maharajas2022-01-20 DT20

Statistictics by year


Batting Stats

 MatInnsOutNORunsHSAveBPSR200s100s50s4s6sCtSt
TEST 2128271 391 64 14.4893042.04 0 0 1 47 8 80
ODI 1781238637 1327 73 15.43162981.46 0 0 4 95 39 450
IT20 5628208 195 31 9.75175111.43 0 0 0 14 5 170

Bowling Stats

 MatInnsOversMORunsWktsAveEcoSRExt4wkts5wkts10wktsBBIBBM
TEST 2138594.31201794 48 37.383.3274.3333004/218/58
ODI 1811801368.11066712 198 33.905.0041.51744105/225/22
IT20 5656197.261471 65 22.637.6618.2522004/314/31

Awards

Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara was born to the Kulasekara family on the 22nd day of July, 1982. He was born in Nittambuwa, Sri lanka and received his schooling in Gampaha. Kulasekara was initially inclined towards playing softball, but, gradually his interest shifted towards cricket.

Career Highlights:

  1. First Class debut in 2001-2002
  2. List A debut in 2002-2003
  3. His first appearance in ODI was against England on 18th November 2003 at Dambulla. In this match he grabbed 2 wickets in 9 overs while conceding only 19 runs. Sri Lanka won the match by 10 wickets
  4. He debuted in Test Match versus New Zealand at Napier on the 4th of April, 2005. The match was a draw and Kulasekara picked up one wicket.
  5. In 2008 he played is first T20I against Pakistan at King City
  6. Kulasekara was a part of the Sri Lankan squad for the World Cup 2007.
  7. He was awarded the best bowler in 2003-2003 domestic cricket competition.
  8. His first test 50 was against England in May 2006, at Lord’s
  9. In 2009, Kulasekara held the position of best bowler in the ODI rankings for a handful of months
  10. His first 5 wicket haul was against Australia on 18th January 2013 at Brisbane. He gave away only 22 runs.
  11. The Chennai Super Kings priced him at $100,000 in IPL 2011


Kulasekara is one of the most moderate and humble natured cricketer. He mastered the art of inswing and bowls at a lively pace. He is considered among the top swing bowlers. He also falls in league with the ‘Pinch Hitters” and at times wields hiss willow magic in the lower order. One of his notable innings was with Kumar Sangakkara against England in Champions Trophy of 2013.

Last Series Played

US Masters T10 League 2023
Road Safety World Series 2022
Legends League Cricket 2022
Road Safety World Series 2021
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe ODI Series 2017
Team Squad
Janith Liyanage Dunith Wellalage
Kusal Mendis Kamindu Mendis
Jeffrey Vandersay Mohamed Shiraz
Pathum Nissanka Avishka Fernando
Dilshan Madushanka Sadeera Samarawickrama

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