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Chaminda Vaas

Full name: Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

Born: 27th January 1974, Mattumagala, Sri Lanka

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Teams: Sri Lanka (Test: 1994-2008/09); Sri Lanka (ODI: 1993/94-2008); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2004/05); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2007/08); Sri Lanka (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08); Colts Cricket Club (Main FC: 1990/91-2008/09); Hampshire (Main FC: 2003); Worcestershire (Main FC: 2005); Middlesex (Main FC: 2007); Colts Cricket Club (Main ListA: 1992/93-2008/09); Hampshire (Main ListA: 2003); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 2005); Middlesex (Main ListA: 2007); Basnahira North (Main ListA: 2007/08); Colts Cricket Club (Main Twenty20: 2005/06); Basnahira North (Main Twenty20: 2008/09); All teams

Middlesex cap: 2007

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Chaminda Vaas helps Sri Lanka historic win over West Indies

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Chaminda Vaas is easily the most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had, and he has served his country well. In 2001-02 he made a quantum leap, taking 26 wickets in the 3-0 rout of West Indies, becoming only the second fast bowler, after Imran Khan, to take 14 wickets in a match in the subcontinent. He then went on to take the first-ever ODI eight-for, against Zimbabwe, which included a hat-trick. He also claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup. Vaas reached the 300-wicket milestone in Tests against India in 2005-06, having passed the mark in ODIs on the tour to Zimbabwe. In 2004 he also gained overdue recognition for his talent when he was selected for the World XI at the inaugural ICC Awards. Vaas is easily Sri Lanka's second-most successful bowler - after Muttiah Muralitharan - in both forms of the game. His approach to his batting is equally sincere and in recent years he has gradually gained recognition as a useful all-rounder. He waited 97 Tests for his maiden century, against Bangladesh, and soon after, became the third Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests or more.
Profile DateLine: 28th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1994-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	110	161	35	3085	100*	24.48	1	13	43.72	30

Test Career Bowling (1994-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	23204	882	10411	354	7-71	29.40	12	2	65.54	2.69

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	193	262	56	5368	134	26.05	4	24	53

First-Class Career Bowling (1990/91-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	36185	1394	16599	666	7-54	24.92	27	3	54.82	2.74

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	321	219	72	2018	50*	13.72	0	1	72.56	59
Asian Cricket Council XI	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	0	0	63.63	1
Overall	322	220	72	2025	50*	13.68	0	1	72.52	60

One-Day International Career Bowling (1993/94-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	15721	278	10955	399	8-19	27.45	9	4	39.40	4.18
Asian Cricket Council XI	54	1	59	1	1-59	59.00	0	0	54.00	6.55
Overall	15775	279	11014	400	8-19	27.53	9	4	39.43	4.18

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	382	260	86	2631	62*	15.12	0	3	74

One-Day Career Bowling (1992/93-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	18418	338	12763	478	8-19	26.70	11	4	38.93	4.13

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Sri Lanka	6	2	1	33	21	33.00	0	0	80.48	0

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka	132	1	128	6	2-14	21.33	0	0	22.00	5.81

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	18	13	4	116	21	12.88	0	0	100.00	3

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	360	1	458	17	2-9	26.94	0	0	21.17	7.63

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1992)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Sri Lanka Under-19s	3	4	1	15	13	5.00	0	0	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (1992)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Sri Lanka Under-19s	336	8	193	5	2-56	38.60	0	0	67.20	3.44