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Full name of Chaminda Vaas is "Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas". Chaminda Vaas was born on Jan. 27, 1974 at Mattumagala in Sri Lanka.
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| Batting Style |
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Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Left-arm fast-medium |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
91 |
275 |
| Wickets |
303 |
352 |
| Bowling average |
29.03 |
26.96 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
11 |
4 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
2 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
7 for 71 |
8 for 19 |
| Runs scored |
2332 |
1784 |
| Batting average |
21.79 |
13.82 |
| 100s |
0 |
0 |
| 50s |
10 |
1 |
| Top score |
74* |
50* |
| Catches |
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| Stumping |
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| Test Debut |
| Chaminda Vaas made his test debut in Aug. 26-28, 1994 against Pakistan at Kandy. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Chaminda Vaas made his ODI debut against India at Rajkot on Feb. 15, 1994. |
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Turning Point
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| In 2004, Chaminda Vaas took four wickets to help Sri Lanka win by 20 runs against New Zealand. |
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Achievements and World Records
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In 2004, he was selected for the World Test and one-day XI at the inaugural ICC Awards. |
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He was once again selected for the World Test XI at the 2005 awards. |
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Chaminda Vaas is one of only a handful of players to take over 300 ODI wickets |
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In the 2003 World Cup, against Bangladesh, he claimed a hat-trick with the first three balls. |
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In Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas is the only cricketers who have taken two ODI hat-tricks. |
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| Present life |
| At present Chaminda Vaas is the member of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team. |