Sri Lanka · Bowler

Chaminda Vaas

Born 27 Jan 1974 · Wattala

Batting

IPL

81

runs

Average
10.13
Strike rate
110.96
Hundreds
0
Highest
20

13 matches

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.

Bowling

IPL

18

wickets

Average
19.72
Economy
7.55
Strike rate
15.67
5W innings
0

13 matches

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-06-24.

Most dismissed

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.

Bowlers who got me out

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL.

Connections

  1. Father: Ushantha Joseph

    "Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas"

  2. Mother: Patabendige

    "Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas"

  3. Mentored by Aravinda de Silva

    "his former captain Aravinda de Silva once described as "accurate, nagging, hard to get away""

  4. Captained under Chris Gayle

    "He notably dismissed all-rounder Chris Gayle for a record seventh time in as many tests, bowling him out for a duck during the first test."

  5. Captained under Lasith Malinga

    "Along with rookie fast bowler Lasith Malinga, a canny Vaas exploited conditions far better than the visitors and in the fourth innings the pair terrorised South Africa's batsmen."

  6. Captained under Muttiah Muralitharan

    "His partnership with Muralitharan is statistically one of international cricket's most productive bowling duos across all formats."

  7. Captained under Nuwan Kulasekara

    "One of Vaas' more memorable contributions as a tailender was during the 2006 Test series in England, when he and Nuwan Kulasekara's steady defence of the ninth wicket, in spite of on-and-off interruptions by rainy weather, held the home side to a draw in the first test."

  8. Captained under Sanath Jayasuriya

    "During the historic 2007–08 tour of the West Indies, Sri Lanka's first ever Test win on Caribbean soil, he took twelve wickets overall and was also named Man of the Match of the first test."

  9. Schoolmates with Colts Cricket Club

    "Vaas joined Colts Cricket Club after leaving school"

Source: Wikipedia, extracted via LLM.