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Gayan Wijekoon
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Gayan Ramyakumara
Born December 21, 1976, Gampaha
Current age 31 years 333 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
2 |
3 |
0 |
38 |
14 |
12.66 |
93 |
40.86 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1* |
1.00 |
5 |
20.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
127 |
203 |
25 |
6689 |
150* |
37.57 |
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13 |
35 |
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53 |
0 |
| List A |
112 |
98 |
10 |
2230 |
116 |
25.34 |
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1 |
9 |
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22 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
16 |
14 |
4 |
172 |
36* |
17.20 |
167 |
102.99 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
2 |
3 |
114 |
66 |
2 |
2/49 |
2/49 |
33.00 |
3.47 |
57.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
3 |
3 |
66 |
101 |
2 |
1/12 |
1/12 |
50.50 |
9.18 |
33.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
127 |
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10231 |
5485 |
206 |
6/24 |
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26.62 |
3.21 |
49.6 |
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2 |
0 |
| List A |
112 |
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4397 |
2795 |
119 |
6/33 |
6/33 |
23.48 |
3.81 |
36.9 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
16 |
16 |
278 |
351 |
14 |
4/24 |
4/24 |
25.07 |
7.57 |
19.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (SSC), Jul 13-16, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Kandy, Jul 22-25, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| T20I debut |
Kenya v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 14, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Sep 17, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1996/97 |
| Last First-class |
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1996/97 |
| Last List A |
Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Jan 8, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Basnahira North v Ruhuna at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Gayan Wijekoon is an allrounder of considerable talent and has performed at every opportunity against touring sides and on tours with the Sri Lanka A team. However, a place in the national team has so far eluded him, with the selectors often opting for others with lesser performances ahead of Wijekoon. The nearest he came to selection was being part of the Test squad to New Zealand in 2004-05. A lively left-arm
medium-pacer and a left-hand batsman, he opened both the batting and the bowling for Tamil Union for many years before joining Chilaw Marians CC in 2003-04. Upul Chandana and Mahela Jayawardene have been the major influences in Wijekoon's career so far. He made his international debut in the home Test series against West Indies in July 2005, though with limited success, picking up two wickets. He was recalled for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa after a two-year hiatus and the following year made it to the probables squad for the Champions Trophy.
Saadi Thawfeeq (July 9, 2008)
Jul 13, 2005 |
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Gayan Wijekoon celebrates his maiden Test wicket
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Sep 8, 2004 |
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Gayan Wijekooon
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May 11, 2001 |
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Gayan Wijekooon - Portrait
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