Muthumudalige Pushpakumara

Muthumudalige Pushpakumara (born 26 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former international player. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he played three One Day International (ODI) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for the Sri Lanka national cricket team between 2009 and 2010.

Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
Personal information
Full name
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
Born (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 43)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 142)27 December 2009 v India
Last ODI5 January 2010 v India
Only T20I (cap 32)9 December 2009 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2009Basnahira North
2007–presentTamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
2000–2007Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 1 102 95
Runs scored 7 3,866 1,176
Batting average 28.42 21.00
100s/50s 0/0 4/24 0/4
Top score 7* 114 55
Balls bowled 30 18 11,931 3,463
Wickets 0 1 246 90
Bowling average 27.00 25.22 26.81
5 wickets in innings 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/27 6/62 3/10
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 109/1 44/–
Source: CricInfo, 10 January 2010

Early life

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Pushpakumara studied at Ananda College, Colombo.[1]

International career

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He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in late 2009 against India, which was abandoned because of dangerous pitch.[2] Pushpakumara made his only T20I appearance in the same tour in India, where Sri Lanka won the match by 29 runs.[3]

Coaching career

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Pushpakumara was appointed head coach of the Kuwait national cricket team in 2019. He was additionally appointed spin bowling coach of the Jaffna Kings for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Joins Jaffna Kings as Spin Bowling Coach". Daily News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Match abandoned because of dangerous pitch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India, 1st T20I: India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 9, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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