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Dushmantha Chameera Age, Stats, Records and IPL Salary

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera is a Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler connected to Delhi Capitals, Dambulla Sixers and Dubai Capitals in current franchise records. Born on 11 January 1992, he was 34 years old on 11 August 2026. He made his international debut in 2015, played at the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups and recorded career-best T20I figures of 5/24 against England in February 2026. The official ILT20 profile lists 77 T20 internationals and 93 wickets through its 2026 update, while Wikipedia's older table dated 28 September 2025 lists 12 Tests, 56 ODIs and 64 T20Is. Delhi bought him for ₹75 lakh before IPL 2025 and retained him for 2026. Its official IPL table records 20 matches and 13 wickets, including one wicketless appearance in 2026.

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Right-hand batRight-arm fast bowlerBorn 1992-01-11

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Full namePathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Age34As of 2026-08-11

Date of birth1992-01-11Ragama, Sri Lanka

Batting styleRight-hand bat

Bowling styleRight-arm fast

Career overview

Dushmantha Chameera cricket career

Dushmantha Chameera was born on 11 January 1992 in Ragama and was 34 on the checked date.

He is a right-arm fast bowler whose main roles are new-ball pace and later-innings wicket taking.

He debuted for Sri Lanka in 2015 and has appeared in Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals.

His official updated T20I record through 2026 is 77 matches, 93 wickets and best figures of 5/24.

Delhi Capitals retained him for ₹75 lakh for IPL 2026 after buying him at the same price before 2025.

His IPL career through 2026 contains 20 matches, 13 wickets and best figures of 2/17.

Career story

Dushmantha Chameera career and playing journey

Who is Dushmantha Chameera?

Dushmantha Chameera is a Sri Lankan fast bowler known for a high release, pace and the ability to swing the ball into right-handed batters. He has played all three international formats and has been used by franchise teams in India, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. Batting is a lower-order skill; bowling supplies almost all of his selection value and statistical record.

Delhi Capitals, Dambulla Sixers and Dubai Capitals do not receive separate Chameera biographies, and older IPL associations with Rajasthan, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Kolkata remain attached to the same identity. This profile matched his full name, official 11 January birth date, right-arm fast style and Sri Lanka record before joining those memberships.

Dushmantha Chameera age, birthplace and bowling style

Chameera was born on 11 January 1992 in Ragama, Sri Lanka. He was 34 on 11 August 2026. Delhi Capitals, IPL auction documents and the official ILT20 profile agree on 11 January. Some secondary summaries display 12 January, so This profile follows the primary competition records and notes the conflict rather than averaging or silently changing the date.

He bowls right-arm fast and bats right-handed. His pace has made him an attacking option with the new ball, while changes of length allow him to return later in an innings. The description does not mean that every team uses him in identical phases. Fitness, overseas-player limits, pitch conditions and the rest of the attack determine whether he starts, bowls at the death or remains outside the XI.

Domestic development and Sri Lanka debut in 2015

The official ILT20 biography traces Chameera's emergence to Nondescripts Cricket Club and a strong 2013-14 domestic season. He entered Sri Lanka's Test plans for the New Zealand tour and made his ODI debut in Wellington in January 2015. His pace earned selection for the 2015 World Cup, where he took three wickets against Scotland in a group match.

His Test and T20I debuts followed in 2015. The early international sequence matters because it shows that he was considered across formats, not developed only as a franchise bowler. Wikipedia's dated record lists 12 Tests and 32 wickets, while his limited-overs career later grew much larger. Each format is displayed separately to avoid implying that an ODI wicket contributes to his Test total.

First international five-wicket haul and early injuries

Chameera took his first international five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Hamilton late in 2015. The performance demonstrated the wicket-taking ceiling that Sri Lanka saw in his pace. It also arrived near the beginning of an international career repeatedly interrupted by knee, back, respiratory and muscle problems, according to official and competition biographies.

Injury history should be used to explain absences, not to label a player permanently unfit. Chameera repeatedly returned to Sri Lanka and franchise squads after rehabilitation. Current availability is therefore taken only from a dated squad, fitness clearance or match record. An old injury report cannot prove that he was unavailable for Delhi, Dambulla or Dubai at a later date.

Sri Lanka white-ball resurgence in 2021

Chameera enjoyed one of his strongest international years in 2021. ICC's year review lists 20 ODI wickets at an average of 29.30, placing him among the year's leading one-day bowlers. He also became a regular T20I option and was selected for Sri Lanka's squad at the 2021 men's T20 World Cup.

The year is important because it came after earlier interruptions and re-established him as a front-line limited-overs bowler. A 20-wicket annual ODI tally is not the same as his career total, and it should not be combined with T20I wickets. This profile uses the dated annual record as a performance milestone while the format cards carry cumulative figures from their respective source snapshots.

World Cups in 2015, 2021, 2022 and 2023

Chameera's tournament history spans the 2015 ODI World Cup and later T20 World Cup squads. Injury affected some campaigns and selection windows. In 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the ICC event technical committee had approved him as a replacement for Lahiru Kumara in the ODI World Cup squad after Kumara suffered a thigh injury.

Replacement status is not the same as original squad selection, so the 2023 record is described precisely. It confirms that Chameera joined Sri Lanka's tournament group but does not inflate his match count. Tournament appearances, squad membership and career format totals are different facts, and each requires its own scorecard or official announcement before being stated.

Career-best 5/24 and the 2026 T20 World Cup

The official ILT20 player record says Chameera took 5/24 against England at Pallekele on 3 February 2026, becoming the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to take a T20I five-wicket haul. It then records ten wickets from six matches during the 2026 men's T20 World Cup, including 3/38 against New Zealand in the Super 8 stage.

Those matches occurred after Wikipedia's table date of 28 September 2025. For that reason, the newer official T20I row of 77 matches and 93 wickets takes priority over Wikipedia's 64 matches and 70 wickets. The API still supplies older Test, ODI and first-class rows where no newer explicit official row is stored. Source date, not provider prestige alone, resolves the conflict.

Dubai Capitals and the ILT20 title campaign

Dubai Capitals retained Chameera for ILT20 Season 3, and the official competition preview for the final listed him as the attack's leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets from nine matches. Dubai went on to contest the Season 3 final, while the league's later Season 4 squad announcement again included him among the franchise's international players.

The Dubai record belongs to the ILT20 and should not be inserted into his IPL figures merely because both teams use the Capitals name. Team ownership links and shared branding do not merge competitions. This profile records Dubai as a membership and uses the ILT20 source for those performances, while Delhi's IPL record remains sourced from the Indian league and franchise table.

Dambulla Sixers and Lanka Premier League role

Chameera is also connected to Dambulla Sixers in This profile's current Lanka Premier League roster. His Sri Lankan franchise history has included other LPL teams in earlier seasons, so the Dambulla relationship is time-specific rather than a claim that he spent his whole domestic T20 career with one club.

LPL match figures are added only when an official scorecard or licensed feed supplies the necessary detail. A squad listing proves team membership but does not prove appearances, wickets or a season total. Until the connected source offers a complete reconciled table, this page avoids inventing a Dambulla aggregate from reports or adding partial figures across unrelated seasons.

IPL teams and 2022 Lucknow season

Chameera's IPL associations include Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. His largest playing role came with Lucknow in 2022, when he appeared in 12 matches and took nine wickets from 264 balls. His economy was 8.73 and his best figures were part of the eventual 2/17 career mark.

Kolkata signed him as a replacement in 2024, when he played once and went wicketless. The official career table also records one 2024 appearance, six matches and four wickets in 2025, and one appearance in 2026. Team registration therefore does not equal regular selection; overseas limits and combinations can leave an experienced international with a small season sample.

Delhi Capitals ₹75 lakh contract and IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals bought Chameera for his ₹75 lakh base price at the 2025 auction. He played six matches and bowled in five innings, taking four wickets from 90 balls. The official table gives 171 runs conceded, an average of 42.75, economy of 11.40 and strike rate of 22.50. Those figures describe a difficult season rather than a large sample.

The ₹75 lakh figure is an auction or squad registration amount. It should not be described as audited take-home salary after tax, match availability or private bonuses. Delhi retained him for the same listed deduction in the official 2026 squad. Retention confirmed roster continuity but did not guarantee an overseas place in every playing XI.

Dushmantha Chameera IPL 2026 and career stats

Chameera played one IPL match in 2026, bowled two overs and conceded 18 runs without taking a wicket. The season row therefore shows 0/18 as its practical return, although Delhi's table uses a dash for best bowling when no wicket was taken. One short appearance cannot establish a season trend, and it is kept separate from his later Dambulla involvement.

Across his IPL career through 2026, he had 20 matches, 13 wickets, 384 balls and 621 runs conceded. His average was 47.77, economy 9.70 and strike rate 29.54, with best figures of 2/17. The season wicket rows reconcile exactly: nine in 2022, zero in 2024, four in 2025 and zero in 2026.

Reading Chameera's international and franchise record

Chameera's international record is stronger and much larger than his IPL sample. The newer official T20I table gives 93 wickets, including 16 in eight matches during 2026, while his IPL career has 13 wickets across four seasons with appearances. That difference reflects opportunity, role, conditions and availability; it does not mean one competition automatically measures ability better than another.

His career also demonstrates why source dates matter. Wikipedia's structured table is useful for the 12-Test, 56-ODI and first-class snapshot, but it predates the 5/24 and 2026 World Cup. This profile displays an explicit official T20I row so the API cannot replace newer facts with an older total, and explains the date boundary instead of hiding the disagreement.

Dushmantha Chameera net worth, family and reliable evidence

No audited source retrieved for this review publishes Chameera's net worth, assets or complete income. The public contract figure is Delhi's ₹75 lakh IPL purchase and retention deduction. ILT20 and LPL participation confirms additional professional contracts but not their private value. This profile does not add guessed league salaries together or convert media estimates into a factual wealth claim.

The reviewed official sources do not provide reliable, relevant detail about a wife, girlfriend or full family directory, so those matters remain undisclosed. Identity and career facts were matched across IPL, Delhi, Sri Lanka Cricket, ICC, ILT20 and Wikipedia. No portrait is used because exact identity, provenance and reuse rights were not all established. Official newer figures override dated secondary conflicts.

Dushmantha Chameera records

Dushmantha Chameera career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

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