Ishara Amerasinghe

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Ishara Amerasinghe
ඉෂාර අමරසිංහ
Personal information
Full nameMerenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe
Born (1978-03-05) 5 March 1978 (age 43)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 108)3 April 2008 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 131)18 May 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI10 April 2008 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98Burgher Recreation Club
1998/99Colts Cricket Club
2000/01–2002/03Nondescripts Cricket Club
2003/04Colts Cricket Club
2004/05Galle Cricket Club
2005/06–presentColts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A
Matches 1 8 96 74
Runs scored 0 6 300 40
Batting average – – 6.52 6.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 0* 5* 46 5*
Balls bowled 150 426 11,496 2,947
Wickets 1 9 242 91
Bowling average 105.00 40.33 23.76 24.32
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 1/62 3/44 5/12 5/44
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 29/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2009

Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe (born 5 March 1978), or Ishara Amerasinghe, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who attended Nalanda College Colombo. A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a side-on action, Amerasinghe was named in the 30-man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup. Samarasinghe is the 108th Sri Lanka Test Cap, where he debut against West Indies at Port of Spain West Indies in 2007/08.

International career[]

He is probably the second fastest bowler in Sri Lanka, behind Lasith Malinga. Despite not making it to the Caribbean he was selected in the Sri Lankan squad for a post World Cup tournament against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. He made his One Day International debut in the first game of the series but failed to take a wicket. However, he made significant strides in the 2008 CB series, where he picked up 8 wickets at 35.75 each.

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