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15 Facts About Dushmantha Chameera

1.

Dushmantha Chameera made his international debut for Sri Lanka in January 2015.

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Dushmantha Chameera is currently the most experienced fast bowler in the Sri Lanka Cricket team.

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Dushmantha Chameera missed many opportunities to play for Sri Lanka due to his injuries.

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Dushmantha Chameera is in Kolkata Knight Rider for the IPL season 2024.

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Dushmantha Chameera took his first international wicket in his first over when he bowled Ross Taylor, and he dismissed Grant Elliott, with Sri Lanka winning the match.

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Dushmantha Chameera was selected to the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, but did not take part in first few matches.

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Dushmantha Chameera was picked for the squad against Sri Lanka's last pool A match against Scotland, where he took 3 wickets for 51 runs.

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Dushmantha Chameera made his Test debut against Pakistan in June 2015.

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Dushmantha Chameera received the 129th Test cap for Sri Lanka.

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Dushmantha Chameera took his first Test wicket when he bowled Zulfiqar Babar for 5 runs.

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Dushmantha Chameera suffered a side-strain in the match and was ruled out of the third Test of the series.

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Dushmantha Chameera made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against the West Indies on 9 November 2015.

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In May 2021, in the third match against Bangladesh, Dushmantha Chameera took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI match and he was the man of the match in the same match.

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Finally, Sri Lanka won by 78 runs and Dushmantha Chameera adjudged man of the match as well.

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Later the same month, Dushmantha Chameera was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.