Profile
Rangana Herath is one of the most promising spinners in Sri Lankan cricket. However being part of an era where the legendary Muttiah Muralidaran has reigned supreme, the opportunities have been relatively less.
Herath started playing for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club and Moors Sports Club at the age of 20. He was then picked in the home series against Australia in 1999 after a good showing on Sri Lanka A’s tour to England. He debuted in the 2nd Test against Australia and combining with Murali, ripped through Australia’s batting line-up. He played only two Tests till 2004, and during this period, played a number of games for Sri Lanka A. However, he made his Test comeback against Australia at Colombo and in 2004-05, picked up 29 wickets in 10 Tests at an impressive average of 31.42. Unluckily, the selectors didn’t deem it good enough and he was thrown into the wilderness till 2008. Once again, he made a strong comeback with a fantastic 2009 season taking 23 wickets.
A slow left-armer, Herath is not a big turner of the ball and relies on flight and change in pace to outfox the batsman. He is a very accurate bowler and looks to attack at most times.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
47 |
66 |
707 |
15 |
13.86 |
49.54 |
0 |
1 |
80* |
| ODI |
40 |
15 |
58 |
8 |
8.28 |
69.87 |
0 |
0 |
17* |
| T20 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
- |
100 |
0 |
0 |
1* |
| CLT20 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
4.25 |
- |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
47 |
83 |
12780 |
5904 |
200 |
7/89 |
/ |
29.52 |
2.77 |
9 |
16 |
3 |
12 |
| ODI |
40 |
37 |
1820 |
1303 |
30 |
3/28 |
/ |
43.43 |
4.29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| T20 |
6 |
6 |
108 |
121 |
6 |
3/25 |
/ |
20.16 |
6.72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| CLT20 |
5 |
5 |
108 |
79 |
3 |
2/7 |
/ |
26.33 |
4.38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
11 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1999-2013
- ODI:
- 2004-2013
- T20:
- 2011-2012
- CLT20:
- 2009-2010
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Australia at Galle International Stadium, Galle - Sep 22, 1999
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Mar 16, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Apr 25, 2004
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart - Jan 23, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Australia at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Aug 06, 2011
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Oct 04, 2012
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Wayamba Vs Victoria at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Oct 13, 2009
- Last played:
- Wayamba Vs Central Stags at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth - Sep 22, 2010
