Nuwan Kulasekara is a former right arm fast medium bowler and a right handed batsman with the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played with the Basnahira North, Colts and Galle cricket clubs.
Career
Nuwan Kulashekara started playing first class cricket in 2001. He debuted in International cricket in 2003 in a One Day Match against England at Dambulla. Kulashekara claimed 2 wickets in the 9 overs he bowled and gave away 19 runs. His wickets included that of R Clarke and ID Blackwell. Sri Lanka won the match by 10 wickets.
| Role | All Rounder |
| Height / weight | 1.76 m / |
| Born | 22 Jul 1982 |
| Nationality |
Sri Lanka
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| Team History | |
Sri Lanka
|
2003 - 2019 |
| Lahore Qalandars | 2018 |
| Comilla Victorians | 2015 - 2016 |
Super Kings
|
2011 - 2012 |
Colts
|
2004 - 2011 |
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Galle
|
2002 - 2004 |
In 2005, Kuleshekara played in his debut test match against New Zealand at Napier. He claimed a wicket in the first innings and maintained an economy of 2.80 runs in the 25 overs he bowled. In the second innings, he bettered his economy at 1.72 runs in 11 overs, however could not claim a wicket in the match that ended in a draw. In 2006, he scored his first test half century in a match against England at Lord’s. In 2007, he was selected to the Sri Lankan World Cup team.
In a total of 184 ODIs, Kuleshekara scored 1,327 runs and claimed 199 wickets at 33.92. He also took 48 wickets in the 21 Test matches he played for Sri Lanka.
