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Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando (also known as Charitha Buddika; born 22 August 1980) is a former Sri Lankan
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er, who played Tests and One Day International matches for the national side. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.


Early and domestic career

Charitha is a past student of St. John's College Panadura. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.


International career

Buddhika made a good One Day International debut, taking a wicket with his first legal delivery and finishing the match with figures of five wickets for 67 runs, the second-best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan player in their debut match, and the first Sri Lankan to do so in both the ODI format and in international cricket. He subsequently made his debut for the Sri Lankan Test team. After nine Tests and some inconsistent performances he was dropped.


See also

* List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket


References


External links

* Sri Lankan cricketers 1980 births Living people Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Panadura Sports Club cricketers Cricketers who have taken five wickets on One Day International debut Ruhuna cricketers Alumni of St. John's College, Panadura Cricketers from Panadura 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub