Picture of Chaminda Vaas

Chaminda Vaas

Batting style:
Left Handed-hand bat
Bowling style:
Left medium fast
Played for:
Asia XI, Deccan Chargers, Sri Lanka
Roles played:
Ex Skipper-ODI | Bowler
ICC Rank:
Bowling:
26
Home country:

Sri Lanka

Born:
January 27, 1974, Colombo

Profile

Chaminda Vaas is the most successful and accurate left-arm seamer in world cricket. Perhaps, the longest serving cricketer for Sri Lanka, Vaas has the skill to effectively swing and seam the ball. On more than occasion he has single handedly won matches for his country. The left-armer’s main weapon while bowling is his indipper. Vaas opens the bowling for Sri Lanka. Also among his armory is an off cutter which is well camouflaged. Although his pace has dropped over the years, he has superior control of line and length. A workhorse type bowler, Vaas claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup. Over the years, the Sri Lankan seamer has gained a good repute as an all-rounder with his sincere batting.


Statistics

Show:
  Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's
Test 111 162 3089 35 24.32 43.92 1 13
ODI 322 220 2025 72 13.68 72.55 0 1
T20 6 2 33 1 33 80.49 0 0
  Matches Innings Balls Runs Wickets BBI BBM Avg. Econ. 4w 5w 10w Extras
Test 111 194 23440 10501 355 7/71 / 29.58 2.69 20 12 2 406
ODI 322 320 15775 11014 400 8/19 / 27.54 4.19 9 4 0 404
T20 6 6 132 128 6 2/14 / 21.33 5.82 0 0 0 6
  Catches Stumpings Runouts
Test 31 0 7
ODI 60 0 17
T20 0 0 0
  Matches Won Lost Tie No Result Win percentage
ODI 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career

Span:
Test:
1994-2009
 
ODI:
1994-2008
 
T20:
2006-2007
Test
Debut:
Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy - Aug 26, 1994
Last played:
Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - Jul 20, 2009
ODI
Debut:
Sri Lanka Vs India at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot - Feb 15, 1994
Last played:
Sri Lanka Vs India at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Aug 27, 2008
T20
Debut:
Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium,Wellington - Dec 22, 2006
Last played:
Sri Lanka Vs Australia at Newlands, Cape Town - Sep 20, 2007
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