Kumar Dharmasena

**Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena** (born 24 April 1971) is a well-known Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and holds the unique honor of being the first person to take part in an ICC Cricket World Cup final both as a player and as an umpire. During his playing career, Dharmasena was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He was also a member of the Sri Lankan national team that famously won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Kumar Dharmasena
- **full name**: Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumara Dharmasena
- **nickname**: Unanduwa
- **birth place**: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- **heightm**: 1.72
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Right-arm offbreak
- **role**: All-rounder, Umpire (cricket), umpire
- **international**: true
- **internationalspan**: 1993–2004
- **country**: Sri Lanka
- **testdebutdate**: 6 September
- **testdebutyear**: 1993
- **testdebutagainst**: South Africa
- **testcap**: 59
- **lasttestdate**: 8 March
- **lasttestyear**: 2004
- **lasttestagainst**: Australia
- **odidebutdate**: 24 August
- **odidebutyear**: 1994
- **odidebutagainst**: Pakistan
- **odicap**: 82
- **lastodidate**: 25 February
- **lastodiyear**: 2004
- **lastodiagainst**: Australia
- **odishirt**: 66
- **club1**: Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- **year1**: 1988–2006
- **club2**: Nondescripts Cricket Club
- **year2**: 1992
- **club3**: Moratuwa Cricket Club
- **year3**: 1994
- **umpire**: true
- **testsumpired**: 89
- **umptestdebutyr**: 2010
- **umptestlastyr**: 2025
- **odisumpired**: 135
- **umpodidebutyr**: 2009
- **umpodilastyr**: 2025
- **t20isumpired**: 47
- **umpt20idebutyr**: 2009
- **umpt20ilastyr**: 2024
- **wodisumpired**: 1
- **umpwodidebutyr**: 2008
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 31
- **runs1**: 868
- **bat avg1**: 19.72
- **100s/50s1**: 0/3
- **top score1**: 62not out, *
- **deliveries1**: 6,939
- **wickets1**: 69
- **bowl avg1**: 42.31
- **fivefor1**: 3
- **tenfor1**: 0
- **best bowling1**: 6/72
- **catches/stumpings1**: 14/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 141
- **runs2**: 1,222
- **bat avg2**: 22.62
- **100s/50s2**: 0/4
- **top score2**: 69not out, *
- **deliveries2**: 7,009
- **wickets2**: 138
- **bowl avg2**: 36.21
- **fivefor2**: 0
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 4/37
- **catches/stumpings2**: 34/–
- **column3**: First-class cricket, FC
- **matches3**: 155
- **runs3**: 6,550
- **bat avg3**: 36.18
- **100s/50s3**: 9/37
- **top score3**: 157
- **deliveries3**: 25,549
- **wickets3**: 495
- **bowl avg3**: 20.77
- **fivefor3**: 30
- **tenfor3**: 5
- **best bowling3**: 7/30
- **catches/stumpings3**: 78/–
- **column4**: List A cricket, LA
- **matches4**: 206
- **runs4**: 2,281
- **bat avg4**: 26.21
- **100s/50s4**: 0/9
- **top score4**: 94not out, *
- **deliveries4**: 9,747
- **wickets4**: 234
- **bowl avg4**: 28.62
- **fivefor4**: 3
- **tenfor4**: 0
- **best bowling4**: 5/14
- **catches/stumpings4**: 50/–
- **date**: 24 November 2023
- **source**: http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48469.html Cricinfo