Chamara Kapugedera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chamara Kapugedera
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1987(1987-02-24)
Age	37
Birthplace	Kandy
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Central Province
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chamara Kapugedera Biography

Chamara Kapugedera is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on February 24, 1987 in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Chamara Kantha Kapugedera (Sinhala: caamr kpugedr , born on the 24th of February, 1987 at Kandy) popularly Chamara Kapugedera, is an world-class Sri Lankan cricketer who played all forms of the game. He was the past ODI captain. He was a regular player of the national team starting from the first match 2010 and then his poor performance spelled him out of the team, only to return in 2015. He graduated from Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He was also a part of the very first Twenty20 International match for Sri Lanka and was not capped. 6. Kapugedara was able to return to the national team in mid-2015 and took on as a mid-order batsman. In December of 2019 the batsman retired from any form of cricket.

In 2009, during the second ODI in Pakistan, Kapugedera scored unbeaten 69 runs and led Sri Lanka to win and lead the series 2-0.

However, the doors were opened him for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies, where his talents emerged again. The most notable knock came during the match with India on 11 May 2010, where Kapugedera sent India home with a last ball winning six on Ashish Nehra bowling. Sri Lanka needed three runs off the last ball, Kapugedera smashed a mighty shot over cover for six allowing the team for the victory. He scored unbeaten 37 runs in the match.

On 2 March 2012, Kapugedera was named as a replacement for injured all- rounders in the ODI squad that qualified for the finals of the 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series.

While Kapugedera displayed tremendous potential both in one-day or Test cricket and he had some mature innings, his general inconsistent performances led to him getting eliminated out of both squads. But, following 2007, the Cricket World Cup he began to settle into the one-day team and in 2008, some excellent performances confirmed his place at the fourth position. The most notable was the score of score of 95 in the match in the match against West Indies when Sri Lanka was in trouble, as well as during the 2008 Asia Cup.

Chamara Kapugedera Net Worth

Chamara Kapugedera is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chamara Kapugedera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kapugedera made his debut as a first-class player in a game played by Sri Lanka A against New Zealand A in 2005. In the domestic cricket scene the team is Colombo Cricket Club. His inconsistent performance in 2009 was costly as more youngsters appearing to compete for his spot in the team. Chennai Super Kings put him up for sale in 2009’s Indian Premier League, but nobody was willing to offer him , despite the affordable price at which he was offered. in 2012 Kapugedera joined the Uthura Rudras for the Sri Lanka Premier League tournament. He scored 69 in a match-winning round against Dundee Basnahira Cricket, which was Rudras first victory in SLPL.

A ferocious right-handed batsman Kapugedera was first introduced to the sport playing international cricket after he played the One Day International debut against Australia in Perth in the year 2006. He made his Test debut in the opening Test played against England in the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London in May of 2006, where Kapugedera scored a first ball duck in the opening innings. A classical and stylish player, he’s famous for his powerful hit in the face of Brett Lee and his innings of 38 runs in 21 balls, including three sixes and 2 fours in the opening Final in the VB Series held in 2006. This score boosted Sri Lanka’s total and made sure the fact that Australia did not win the first final at home in nine years.

Kapugedera is married to his longtime partner, Tamara Derek on 16 December 2010 where the wedding ceremony was taken place at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla. They have three children Akshan, Yenith and Yhavin, all of which are boys.

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Who is Chamara Kapugedera Dating?

According to our records, Chamara Kapugedera married to Tamara Derek. As of December 1, 2023, Chamara Kapugedera’s is not dating anyone.

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Kapugedara was appointed as the vice captain of the ODI squad for the series against India in late July 2017. In the second ODI, Tharanga has been suspended with two ODIs due to slow over rate. With that, Kapugedera was appointed as the captain of ODI team for rest of the two ODIs. He captained third ODI, which is a must win game for series alive. However, he won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision went wrong very quickly, where Sri Lanka only managed to score 218 at the end. India won the match easily and won eighth consecutive bilateral ODI series win against Sri Lanka. During the last phase of India’s innings, crowd started to throw bottles into the ground and play was arrested for 35 minutes as well.

Facts & Trivia

Chamara Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Chamara Kapugedera celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.