Charitha Buddhika

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Charitha Buddhika
Sri Lanka (SL)
Charitha Buddhika
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium
Tests ODIs
Matches 9 17
Runs scored 132 29
Batting average 26.39 7.25
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 45 14*
Balls bowled 1270 700
Wickets 18 15
Bowling average 44.00 39.06
5 wickets in innings - 1
10 wickets in match - N/A
Best bowling 4/27 5/67
Catches/stumpings 4/- 3/-

As of 9 February 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com

Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando (also known as Buddika Fernando; born August 22, 1980 in Panadura) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Having made a good debut, where he took a wicket with his first legal delivery, and finishing with the second-best bowling figures of a Sri Lankan on his debut One-day international (and the fourth-best figures of all-time), he secured a place in the Sri Lankan team.

After nine Tests and some inconsistent performances he was dropped, but still remains on the fringes of the team, ready to play again if it is deemed necessary.

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka

1 Jayasuriya | 2 Atapattu | 3 Jayawardene | 4 Sangakkara | 5 De Silva | 6 Arnold | 7 Mubarak | 8 Tillakaratne | 9 Muralitharan | 10 Vaas | 11 Fernando | 12 Gunaratne | 13 Gunawardene | 14 Nissanka | 15 Buddhika | Coach: Whatmore