Kumar Dharmasena

Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971) is a well-known Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and holds the unique honor of being the first person to take part in an ICC Cricket World Cup final both as a player and as an umpire. During his playing career, Dharmasena was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He was also a member of the Sri Lankan national team that famously won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.^[1]

Kumar Dharmasena

Personal information
Full name	Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumara Dharmasena
Born	(1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 54) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Unanduwa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All-rounder, umpire
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (1993–2004)
Test debut (cap 59)	6 September 1993 v South Africa
Last Test	8 March 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 82)	24 August 1994 v Pakistan
Last ODI	25 February 2004 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	66
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1988–2006	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
1992	Nondescripts Cricket Club
1994	Moratuwa Cricket Club
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	89 (2010–2025)
ODIs umpired	135 (2009–2025)
T20Is umpired	47 (2009–2024)
WODIs umpired	1 (2008)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 31 141 155 206 Runs scored 868 1,222 6,550 2,281 Batting average 19.72 22.62 36.18 26.21 100s/50s 0/3 0/4 9/37 0/9 Top score 62* 69* 157 94* Balls bowled 6,939 7,009 25,549 9,747 Wickets 69 138 495 234 Bowling average 42.31 36.21 20.77 28.62 5 wickets in innings 3 0 30 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0 Best bowling 6/72 4/37 7/30 5/14 Catches/stumpings 14/– 34/– 78/– 50/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023