(1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 53) 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
82 (2010–2024)
ODIs umpired
127 (2009–2022)
T20Is umpired
42 (2009–2022)
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/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2023
Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer.[1] He is a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and the first person to participate in an ICC Cricket World Cup final both as a player and an umpire. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, Dharmasena was a member of the Sri Lankan side that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
^"International cricketers turned umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and KumarDharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)...
lift their maiden Indian Premier League trophy. On-field umpires: KumarDharmasena ( Sri Lanka), Bruce Oxenford ( Australia) Third umpire: Anil Chaudhary...
Rajasthan Royals won by 20 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: KumarDharmasena (SL) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan...
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