Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
| Full Name: | Nuwan Kulasekara |
| Date of birth: | 22 / 08 / 1982 |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Batting style: | Right-hand |
| Bowling style: | Right arm fast medium |
Latest News
- 07/05/10 - Classy Mahela leads Sri Lanka charge
- 27/07/09 - ODI series preview - Sri Lanka versus Pakistan
- 12/07/09 - Pitiful Pakistan struggle in Colombo
- 05/07/09 - Centurion Yousuf Edges Pakistan Ahead
Career summary
- Test debut v New Zealand at Napier - April 2005.
- ODI debut v England at Dambulla - November 2003.
- With an open-chested whippy action, he can generate movement off the seam as well as in the air and bowls a consistent line and length.
- Scored a half-century during his maiden tour to England but was dropped as his bowling failed to impress.
- Was selected for the 2007 World Cup and began a successful period that saw him top the ICC ODI bowling charts in March 2009.
June 2009
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2005-2010 |
| Matches: | 12 |
| Innings: | 17 |
| Not Outs: | 1 |
| Runs: | 262 |
| Highest Score: | 64 |
| Average: | 16.38 |
| 50s: | 1 |
| 100s: | 0 |
| Ducks: | 2 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 14 |
| Stumped Out: | 0 |
| Innings Bowled: | 20 |
| Overs: | 279.4 |
| Maidens: | 56 |
| Runs Conceded: | 879 |
| Wickets: | 26 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 33.81 |
| Economy Rate: | 3.15 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 4/21 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2004-2012 |
| Matches: | 86 |
| Innings: | 55 |
| Not Outs: | 15 |
| Runs: | 635 |
| Highest Score: | 73 |
| Average: | 15.88 |
| 50s: | 2 |
| 100s: | 0 |
| Ducks: | 6 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 23 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 86 |
| Overs: | 684.9 |
| Maidens: | 53 |
| Runs Conceded: | 3246 |
| Wickets: | 91 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 35.67 |
| Economy Rate: | 4.74 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 4/40 |
