Charitha Buddhika

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Charitha Buddhika
Sri Lanka
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
	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: [1]

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.

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