Charitha Buddhika
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Charitha Buddhika Sri Lanka (SL) |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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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 |
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 squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup | ||
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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 |