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Chaminda Vaas stats
Data through 18 April 2010Last updated 18 April 2010
Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data from 27 June 2002 to 18 April 2010. Older matches, and matches against Afghanistan, are not included, so totals can be lower than official career figures.
Between 2002 and 2010, Chaminda Vaas appears in 25 Tests, 95 ODIs, 6 T20Is for Sri Lanka in the Cricsheet data. Chaminda Vaas took 112 ODI wickets in the data (average 29.37, economy 4.15, best 5/39).
International matches
126
Tests 25 · ODIs 95 · T20Is 6
International runs
1,530
1 hundreds
International wickets
184
3 five-wicket hauls
T20 league & domestic matches
13
81 runs
Best bowling
6/108
Test
Teams played for
Sri Lanka 2002–2009 · 126Deccan Chargers 2008–2010 · 13
Chaminda Vaas batting record by format
| Format | M | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 25 | 39 | 13 | 918 | 100* | 35.31 | 1,924 | 47.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 107 | 3 |
| ODI | 95 | 70 | 19 | 579 | 37* | 11.35 | 844 | 68.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 3 |
| T20I | 6 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 33.00 | 41 | 80.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 (leagues & domestic) | 13 | 11 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 10.12 | 73 | 111.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Runs per year
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| Year | Runs |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 145 |
| 2004 | 50 |
| 2005 | 205 |
| 2006 | 454 |
| 2007 | 353 |
| 2008 | 295 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 30 |
Year-by-year batting (18 rows)
| Year | Format | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ODI | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 71.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | ODI | 17 | 136 | 11.33 | 63.8 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Test | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 81.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | ODI | 6 | 40 | 8.00 | 74.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Test | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 43.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | ODI | 7 | 92 | 15.33 | 65.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Test | 4 | 113 | 28.25 | 68.9 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | ODI | 18 | 151 | 10.79 | 79.9 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Test | 12 | 303 | 37.88 | 40.5 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | ODI | 9 | 59 | 11.80 | 74.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | T20I | 2 | 33 | 33.00 | 80.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Test | 8 | 261 | 65.25 | 57.1 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | ODI | 12 | 91 | 11.38 | 58.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 4 | 21 | 7.00 | 116.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Test | 8 | 183 | 30.50 | 42.2 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 2 | 30 | 30.00 | 142.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Test | 4 | 39 | 19.50 | 45.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 5 | 30 | 7.50 | 88.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Chaminda Vaas bowling record by format
| Format | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 46 | 4,486 | 2,147 | 66 | 6/108 | 8/109 | 32.53 | 2.87 | 68.0 | 4 | 2 | 163 |
| ODI | 95 | 4,755 | 3,289 | 112 | 5/39 | – | 29.37 | 4.15 | 42.5 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| T20I | 6 | 132 | 128 | 6 | 2/14 | – | 21.33 | 5.82 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T20 (leagues & domestic) | 13 | 282 | 355 | 18 | 3/21 | – | 19.72 | 7.55 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wickets per year
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| Year | Wickets |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 31 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 |
Year-by-year bowling (19 rows)
| Year | Format | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ODI | 1 | 2 | 29.00 | 6.44 | 2/58 |
| 2003 | ODI | 19 | 27 | 22.78 | 3.82 | 4/22 |
| 2003 | Test | 2 | 4 | 22.25 | 3.71 | 3/64 |
| 2004 | ODI | 12 | 16 | 24.38 | 3.82 | 3/30 |
| 2004 | Test | 2 | 1 | 106.00 | 2.72 | 1/39 |
| 2005 | ODI | 8 | 4 | 80.25 | 5.39 | 1/28 |
| 2005 | Test | 5 | 10 | 23.10 | 2.92 | 6/108 |
| 2006 | ODI | 24 | 31 | 29.48 | 4.39 | 5/39 |
| 2006 | T20I | 1 | 1 | 28.00 | 7.00 | 1/28 |
| 2006 | Test | 11 | 12 | 45.25 | 2.97 | 3/49 |
| 2007 | ODI | 15 | 19 | 22.63 | 3.65 | 3/10 |
| 2007 | T20I | 5 | 5 | 20.00 | 5.56 | 2/14 |
| 2007 | Test | 11 | 18 | 29.33 | 2.88 | 4/28 |
| 2008 | ODI | 16 | 13 | 43.15 | 4.16 | 2/34 |
| 2008 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 5 | 5 | 29.00 | 8.53 | 2/9 |
| 2008 | Test | 10 | 17 | 26.88 | 3.12 | 5/61 |
| 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 2 | 4 | 17.75 | 8.88 | 2/19 |
| 2009 | Test | 5 | 4 | 48.25 | 2.08 | 2/21 |
| 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 6 | 9 | 15.44 | 6.32 | 3/21 |
Chaminda Vaas against each team
| Opponent | Format | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Test | 11 | 305 | 50.83 | 43.4 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | Test | 6 | 223 | 74.33 | 61.6 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| West Indies | Test | 4 | 113 | 37.67 | 40.4 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | Test | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 54.0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| India | Test | 4 | 70 | 23.33 | 45.5 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | Test | 4 | 29 | 14.50 | 45.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| India | ODI | 13 | 146 | 14.60 | 67.9 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | ODI | 17 | 117 | 9.00 | 51.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| England | ODI | 11 | 71 | 7.89 | 68.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | ODI | 7 | 60 | 12.00 | 89.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | ODI | 5 | 56 | 28.00 | 107.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | ODI | 5 | 49 | 16.33 | 100.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | ODI | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 64.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | ODI | 6 | 25 | 6.25 | 52.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Delhi Capitals | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 4 | 28 | 28.00 | 127.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 90.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponent | Format | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Test | 13 | 20 | 33.75 | 2.95 | 4/28 |
| Bangladesh | Test | 10 | 13 | 20.38 | 2.62 | 4/55 |
| New Zealand | Test | 5 | 12 | 21.83 | 2.85 | 6/108 |
| West Indies | Test | 4 | 12 | 19.75 | 2.71 | 5/61 |
| India | Test | 6 | 5 | 44.00 | 3.73 | 2/32 |
| Australia | Test | 3 | 2 | 104.00 | 3.10 | 1/39 |
| Pakistan | Test | 3 | 1 | 156.00 | 2.08 | 1/43 |
| Australia | ODI | 18 | 20 | 37.35 | 4.71 | 4/56 |
| New Zealand | ODI | 10 | 18 | 17.33 | 3.51 | 5/39 |
| England | ODI | 15 | 15 | 40.93 | 4.80 | 3/15 |
| India | ODI | 17 | 13 | 50.23 | 4.86 | 2/34 |
| West Indies | ODI | 8 | 12 | 14.58 | 2.97 | 4/22 |
| Bangladesh | ODI | 6 | 8 | 18.12 | 3.30 | 3/30 |
| South Africa | ODI | 7 | 7 | 30.29 | 3.48 | 2/16 |
| Zimbabwe | ODI | 4 | 6 | 23.17 | 3.67 | 2/20 |
| Pakistan | ODI | 6 | 5 | 41.40 | 3.98 | 2/61 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 5 | 13.40 | 7.44 | 2/9 |
| Delhi Capitals | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 4 | 4 | 28.50 | 7.60 | 2/52 |
| Rajasthan Royals | T20 (leagues & domestic) | 3 | 3 | 30.00 | 8.18 | 2/19 |
Top grounds (batting)
| Ground | Inns | Runs | Avg | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Sara Oval | 4 | 163 | 54.33 | 65 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 6 | 155 | 38.75 | 100 |
| Galle International Stadium | 5 | 101 | 25.25 | 90 |
| Lord's | 3 | 91 | 45.50 | 50 |
| Basin Reserve | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 47 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 82 | 82.00 | 38 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 75 | 37.50 | 45 |
| Providence Stadium | 3 | 67 | 33.50 | 54 |
| National Stadium, Karachi | 5 | 53 | 17.67 | 19 |
| Newlands | 2 | 49 | 49.00 | 28 |
Top grounds (bowling)
| Ground | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Stadium | 4 | 11 | 14.45 | 2.43 |
| Galle International Stadium | 6 | 9 | 30.78 | 2.80 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 10 | 9 | 35.22 | 3.60 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 12 | 9 | 46.89 | 2.85 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 5 | 8 | 25.62 | 4.66 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 8 | 8 | 26.00 | 3.46 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 7 | 8 | 30.00 | 3.20 |
| P Sara Oval | 6 | 8 | 31.50 | 2.95 |
| The Wanderers Stadium | 5 | 7 | 16.14 | 4.35 |
| Basin Reserve | 3 | 7 | 25.71 | 2.90 |
Batting and bowling by phase (limited overs)
| Format | Phase | Runs | Balls | SR | Outs | Bowl balls | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | Powerplay | – | – | – | – | 300 | 19 | 6.06 |
| T20 | Middle | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 8.00 |
| T20 | Death | 80 | 78 | 102.6 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 11.11 |
| ODI | Powerplay | – | – | – | – | 2706 | 59 | 3.60 |
| ODI | Middle | 204 | 404 | 50.5 | 15 | 1584 | 33 | 4.15 |
| ODI | Death | 375 | 440 | 85.2 | 36 | 465 | 20 | 7.34 |
How Chaminda Vaas was dismissed
- Caught50 (58%)
- Bowled17 (20%)
- Run out12 (14%)
- Lbw6 (7%)
- Caught and bowled1 (1%)
How Chaminda Vaas took wickets
- Caught104
- Lbw54
- Bowled36
- Caught and bowled6
- Stumped2
Last 20 innings
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| Innings | Runs |
|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2008 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 2008 | 7 |
| 6 Jul 2008 | 19 |
| 23 Jul 2008 | 22 |
| 31 Jul 2008 | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2008 | 0 |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 47 |
| 24 Aug 2008 | 0 |
| 27 Aug 2008 | 17 |
| 3 Jan 2009 | 3 |
| 3 Jan 2009 | 20 |
| 21 Feb 2009 | 12 |
| 11 May 2009 | 20 |
| 13 May 2009 | 10 |
| 20 Jul 2009 | 4 |
| 12 Mar 2010 | 0 |
| 19 Mar 2010 | 16 |
| 21 Mar 2010 | 3 |
| 26 Mar 2010 | 8 |
| 18 Apr 2010 | 3 |
| Date | Format | Against | Score | Balls | How out | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 8 | caught | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| 26 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 13 | run out | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| 21 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 3* | 2 | not out | Barabati Stadium |
| 19 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Punjab Kings | 16 | 10 | caught | Barabati Stadium |
| 12 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 1 | bowled | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Test | Pakistan | 4 | 15 | lbw | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 13 May 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 10* | 6 | not out | Kingsmead |
| 11 May 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | 15 | caught | Diamond Oval |
| 21 Feb 2009 | Test | Pakistan | 12* | 22 | not out | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Test | Bangladesh | 20* | 25 | not out | Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Test | Bangladesh | 3 | 24 | lbw | Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium |
| 27 Aug 2008 | ODI | India | 17 | 29 | lbw | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 24 Aug 2008 | ODI | India | 0 | 4 | bowled | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Test | India | 47 | 111 | caught | P Saravanamuttu Stadium |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Test | India | 0 | 7 | lbw | Galle International Stadium |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Test | India | 1 | 4 | caught | Galle International Stadium |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Test | India | 22* | 32 | not out | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 6 Jul 2008 | ODI | India | 19 | 32 | bowled | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 30 Jun 2008 | ODI | Bangladesh | 7 | 15 | caught | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 29 Jun 2008 | ODI | Pakistan | 4* | 3 | not out | National Stadium, Karachi |
Last 20 bowling innings
| Date | Format | Against | Figures | Overs | Mdns | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 1/19 | 4 | 0 | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| 26 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Rajasthan Royals | 0/29 | 3 | 0 | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| 21 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 1/21 | 4 | 0 | Barabati Stadium |
| 19 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Punjab Kings | 2/27 | 4 | 0 | Barabati Stadium |
| 14 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Chennai Super Kings | 3/21 | 4 | 1 | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
| 12 Mar 2010 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2/22 | 3 | 1 | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Test | Pakistan | 0/47 | 19 | 6 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Test | Pakistan | 1/43 | 20 | 6 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| 13 May 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Delhi Capitals | 2/52 | 4 | 0 | Kingsmead |
| 11 May 2009 | T20 (leagues & domestic) | Rajasthan Royals | 2/19 | 4 | 0 | Diamond Oval |
| 21 Feb 2009 | Test | Pakistan | 0/66 | 36 | 10 | National Stadium, Karachi |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Test | Bangladesh | 1/16 | 8 | 3 | Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Test | Bangladesh | 2/21 | 10 | 5 | Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium |
| 27 Aug 2008 | ODI | India | 1/40 | 9 | 1 | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 24 Aug 2008 | ODI | India | 0/33 | 10 | 2 | R Premadasa Stadium |
| 18 Aug 2008 | ODI | India | 1/34 | 9 | 0 | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Test | India | 1/20 | 5 | 0 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Test | India | 0/44 | 12 | 1 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Test | India | 2/32 | 13 | 4 | Galle International Stadium |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Test | India | 2/74 | 19 | 2 | Galle International Stadium |
Batter vs bowler matchups
Batters Chaminda Vaas bowled to most
- Marcus Trescothick vs Chaminda Vaas332 balls
- Alastair Cook vs Chaminda Vaas322 balls
- Virender Sehwag vs Chaminda Vaas259 balls
- Gautam Gambhir vs Chaminda Vaas249 balls
- Matthew Hayden vs Chaminda Vaas246 balls
Frequently asked questions
How many wickets has Chaminda Vaas taken in Tests?
66 wickets in 46 innings at an average of 32.53, economy 2.87, best figures 6/108.
How many wickets has Chaminda Vaas taken in ODIs?
112 wickets in 95 innings at an average of 29.37, economy 4.15, best figures 5/39.
How many runs has Chaminda Vaas scored in Tests?
918 runs in 39 innings (25 matches) at an average of 35.31 and a strike rate of 47.7, in the data from 2003 to 2009.
How many runs has Chaminda Vaas scored in ODIs?
579 runs in 70 innings (95 matches) at an average of 11.35 and a strike rate of 68.6, in the data from 2002 to 2008.
How many runs has Chaminda Vaas scored in T20Is?
33 runs in 2 innings (6 matches) at an average of 33.00 and a strike rate of 80.5, in the data from 2006 to 2007.
Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Career totals cover only matches in the Cricsheet data. Definitions: methodology.