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Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal
දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්
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Personal information
Full name Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal
Born (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 27)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Nickname Chandi
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Batsman, wicketkeeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 122) 26 December 2011 v South Africa
Last Test 15 March 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 144) 1 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 1 April 2017 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 33) 30 April 2010 v New Zealand
Last T20I 25 January 2017 v South Africa
T20I shirt no. 36
Domestic team information
Years Team
2009–present Nondescripts Cricket Club
2010–present Ruhuna (squad no. 17)
2012 Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 36 125 48 76
Runs scored 2,540 3,199 720 5,698
Batting average 42.33 34.03 18.00 50.42
100s/50s 8/11 4/21 0/4 16/29
Top score 162* 111 58 244
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 1
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/13
Catches/stumpings 69/10 56/7 28/4 129/23
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 April 2017
Dinesh Chandimal
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team

Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal (Sinhalese: දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්; born 18 November 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former limited overs captain for Sri Lanka. A handy and agile right-handed batsman who currently is the wicket-keeper in all formats. He is currently the vice captain in all formats.

Chandimal was a key member of 2012 ICC World Twenty20 runner-up team and 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team. He led Sri Lanka in first group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, until was suspended for slow over rate and subsequently lost the place in the team for the remainder of the tournament. Chandimal is often appointed as the T20I captain when the regular captain is not available.

On 26 December 2004, Dinesh was just a 14-year-old boy when his family home was destroyed by the Indian Ocean Tsunami tragedy.He still frequents Balapitiya, to memorize the tragic incident which devastated his family.

Chandimal married his longtime partner Ishika Jayasekara on 1 May 2015 in Colombo

Chandimal started his cricketing career as a teenager at his first school Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. Later he moved to Ananda College, Colombo captaining the under-17 team. In 2008, he was appointed captain of the school's first eleven, which he led in 13 outright wins in a season, re-writing history in Sri Lankan school cricket. He was the first schoolboy cricketer to exceed 1,000 runs with an aggregate of 1,580, and won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award in 2009. After leaving school, he joined the Nondescripts Cricket Club

Chandimal has the record for the most number of dismissals as wicketkeeper for Sri Lanka in Youth ODI history with 51 dismissals and also the only Sri Lankan wicketkeeper to involve in 50+ dismissals in Youth ODI history.


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