Dushmantha Chameera is a Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler known for his speed. He debuted for Sri Lanka in 2015 and has played for various domestic and international teams, including the Nondescripts Cricket Club, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals. Chameera is also a handy lower-order batsman and has faced challenges with injuries throughout his career.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Match 39 | T20 | April 27, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand vs Sri Lanka · Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y4) | T20I | February 25, 2026 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| England vs Sri Lanka · Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4) | T20I | February 22, 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Sri Lanka vs England · 3rd T20I | T20I | February 3, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · 1st T20I | T20I | January 7, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka · Final | T20I | November 29, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Match 39 | T20 | April 27, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka · Super 8 Group 2 (Y3 v Y4) | T20I | February 28, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| New Zealand vs Sri Lanka · Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y4) | T20I | February 25, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| England vs Sri Lanka · Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4) | T20I | February 22, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Australia vs Sri Lanka · 30th Match, Group B | T20I | February 16, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs Oman · 16th Match, Group B | T20I | February 12, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Premier League 2026 | T20 | Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 52.00 |
| England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | T20I | Jan 22, 2026 - Feb 3, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | T20I | Jan 7, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pakistan T20I Tri-Series 2025 | T20I | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2025 | ODI | Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 21 | 0 | 200 | 10 | 3/38 | 9.52 |
| England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | T20I | Jan 22, 2026 - Feb 3, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5/24 | 6.00 |
| Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | T20I | Jan 7, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1/34 | 8.50 |
| Pakistan T20I Tri-Series 2025 | T20I | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025 | 18.4 | 0 | 123 | 7 | 4/20 | 6.59 |
| Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2025 | ODI | Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025 | 20 | 1 | 121 | 2 | 2/58 | 6.05 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 24 | 1 | 199 | 7 | 2/29 | 8.29 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | - | 58.82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEST | 12 | 21 | 104 | 342 | 22 | 5.4700 | 30.4000 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 58 | 39 | 296 | 498 | 29 | 11.3800 | 59.4300 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 172 | 66 | 238 | 276 | 24 | 6.6100 | 86.2300 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 77 | 36 | 116 | 152 | 24 | 5.2700 | 76.3100 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 104 | 61 | 377 | 625 | 29 | 11.4200 | 60.3100 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 45 | 49 | 270 | 735 | 28 | 7.9400 | 36.7300 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 6 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 171 | 4 | 42.75 | 11.4 | 22.5 | 1/24 | 1/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEST | 12 | 21 | 337.00 | 2022 | 1321 | 32 | 41.2800 | 3.9100 | 63.1000 | 5/47 | 9/115 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 58 | 57 | 415.00 | 2490 | 2279 | 65 | 35.0600 | 5.4900 | 38.3000 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 172 | 170 | 607.40 | 3646 | 4976 | 192 | 25.9100 | 8.1800 | 18.9000 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 77 | 77 | 280.00 | 1680 | 2250 | 93 | 24.1900 | 8.0300 | 18.0000 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 104 | 98 | 689.30 | 4137 | 3713 | 121 | 30.6800 | 5.3800 | 34.1000 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 45 | 73 | 936.40 | 5620 | 3669 | 106 | 34.6100 | 3.9100 | 53.0000 | 5/42 | 9/115 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | MIXED | Aug 29, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dushmantha Chameera's Girlfriend name: Dilrukshi
| Cricketer | Cricket |
| Mentor | Champaka Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake |
Chameera claimed the wicket of Ross Taylor with a 146kph delivery in his first over.
Dushmantha Chameera plays domestically for Nondescripts Cricket Club.
Dushmantha Chameera bowled a no-ball in a game against Australia in the T20 World Cup 2021 which was described by the press as “a contender for one of the worst deliveries of all-time”, “worst ball bowled”, and “one of the filthiest balls you will ever witness
