Chamara Kantha Kapugedera, commonly Chamara Kapugedera, is a former international Sri Lankan cricketer who played all formats of the game, and was a former One Day International captain.
14 Facts About Chamara Kapugedera
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Chamara Kapugedera was a permanent member in the national team from the debut match until 2010, and finally poor performances dropped him from the squad, until his comeback in 2015.
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In 2012, Chamara Kapugedera was included to the Uthura Rudras for Sri Lanka Premier League tournament.
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Chamara Kapugedera scored 69 runs in a match-winning knock against Basnahira Cricket Dundee, which was Rudras' first victory in SLPL.
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An aggressive right-handed batsman, Chamara Kapugedera got his first taste of international cricket when he made his One Day International debut against Australia in Perth in 2006.
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Chamara Kapugedera made his Test cricket debut in the first Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, in May 2006, in which he made a first ball duck in the first innings.
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The most notable knock came during the match with India on 11 May 2010, where Chamara Kapugedera sent India home with a last ball winning six on Ashish Nehra bowling.
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Sri Lanka needed three runs off the last ball, Chamara Kapugedera smashed a mighty shot over cover for six allowing the team for the victory.
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However, after about 3 years of scarcity in international cricket, Chamara Kapugedera was called up for the T20I series against Pakistan in July 2015.
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Chamara Kapugedera made his comeback with a strong note by scoring unbeaten 31 runs in the first match, eventually Sri Lanka lost the match.
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Chamara Kapugedera scored his highest T20I score of 48* in the second match in this series.
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Chamara Kapugedera was only able to score 8 runs in the first ODI where Sri Lanka were all out for 188 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
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Chamara Kapugedera captained third ODI, which is a must win game for series alive.
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Chamara Kapugedera is married to his longtime partner, Tamara Derek on 16 December 2010 where the wedding ceremony was taken place at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla.