Happy B’Day Sri Lankan Cricketer Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru was born on 13 February 1997 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, its batting style is Left-handed, and the Bowling style is Right-arm fast, and its full name is Chandradasa Brahammana Ralalage Lahiru Sudesh Kumara, And it’s Lahiru’s 24th birthday.
Lahiru Kumara is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka national cricket team in all three formats of the game. He was selected in the international team at the age of 19 due to his fast bowling ability of 140+kmp/h and outstanding performance in the under-19 team.
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His Domestic Career:-
Kumara made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka A against West Indies A on 4 October 2016. He made his Twenty20 debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 tournament on 24 February 2018.
He was selected in the SLC Greens squad for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for Kandy Warriors following the players’ draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
Kumara’s Batting and Bowling Career:-
Batting Career
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 23 | 30 | 15 | 52 | 10 | 3.47 | 190 | 27.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| ODI | 13 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5.67 | 45 | 37.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 23 | 38 | 4200 | 2642 | 69 | 6/122 | 7/135 | 3.77 | 38.29 | 60.87 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 13 | 13 | 544 | 623 | 13 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 6.87 | 47.92 | 41.85 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 14 | 13 | 287 | 395 | 14 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 8.26 | 28.21 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
Lahiru’s International Career:-
Lahiru was selected for Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the tour of Zimbabwe in October 2016. He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 29 October 2016. He took his first Test wicket by dismissing Peter Moor.
Kumara was selected in Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Zimbabwe, with West Indies being the third team.
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He was named as one of four reserve players in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. But later in October 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka’s main 15-man squad along with three other cricketers.
He made his Twenty20 World Cup debut against Namibia on 18 October 2021, taking 2 wickets in the match and finishing the match with figures of 2–9 in 3.3 overs.
