Lasith Ambuldeniya
Overview
Lasith Ambuldeniya
Yet another product to come of the Nondescripts Cricket Club, LasithEmbuldeniya rose quickly from the domestic ranks into the national setup. A left-arm spinner by trade, he started off in the 2016-17 Premier League Tournament. His stocks rose quickly as he was named a part of the Colombo squad for the Super Four Provincial Tournament in 2018, with a spot in the Sri Lankan team for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup to follow.
An injury to the otherwise lead spinner, DilruwanPerera, meant Embuldeniya got his debut cap on the tour to South Africa at Durban on the 2019 tour, and he impressed instantly with a fifer in what were essentially seamer-friendly conditions, to set up what eventually turned out to be a historic Sri Lankan victory.
Given the consistency and the accuracy he showed in his first outing, and with age on his side, he could well be the person Sri Lanka turn to in this post-Herath era.
Written by - Vineet Anantharaman
Recent Batting
| Score | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 & 0 | AUS | Test | 29 Jun 22 |
| 0 & 2 | BAN | Test | 15 May 22 |
| 1 & 2 | IND | Test | 12 Mar 22 |
| 0 & 2 | IND | Test | 04 Mar 22 |
| 1 & 39 | WI | Test | 29 Nov 21 |
Recent Bowling
| Wickets | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-73 & DNB | AUS | Test | 29 Jun 22 |
| 1-104 & DNB | BAN | Test | 15 May 22 |
| 3-94 & 3-87 | IND | Test | 12 Mar 22 |
| 2-188 & DNB | IND | Test | 04 Mar 22 |
| 2-94 & 5-35 | WI | Test | 29 Nov 21 |
Stats
Career by format
international & domestic formatsⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.
Full statistics tables
Batting
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highest | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 7.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 32.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not Out | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fours | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 4845 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 2611 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidens | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 36.77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 3.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 68.24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | 7/137 | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| BBM | 10/210 | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| 4w | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| Match | Format | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLXI v PAK 3-day Warm-up Match · Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 | TEST | Match drawn | 13 Jul 2022 |
| WICBPXI v SL 2-day Practice Match · Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 2021 | TEST | Match drawn | 18 Mar 2021 |
| BANU23 v SLU23 2nd Semi-Final · ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, 2018 | ODI | Sri Lanka U23 won by 4 wkts | 13 Dec 2018 |
| SLCPXI v RSA One-day warm-up match · South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2018 | ODI | Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI need 89 runs | 26 Jul 2018 |
Career
Matches by format
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