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balls 3973 2100 2 4 / - 10 / - 2006 - n/a slow left-arm orthodox sri lanka - - right-hand bat cricket_no_pic . png don anurasiri tests odis http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/48120.html 9 february 91 62 41 32 - / - - / - 18 45 don anurasiri

don anurasiri

sangarange don anurasiri -lrb- born 25 february 1966 , panadura -rrb- is a former sri lankan cricketer who played in 18 tests and 45 odis from 1986 to 1998 .
he was a left-arm orthodox spinner who spent his career in and out of the national side .
he made his test debut aged just 20 in a match against pakistan at colombo on 14 march 1986 .
he only bowled four overs in the test as sri lanka caused an upset with an eight-wicket victory .
he never took a five wicket haul in his 18 tests but was often successful for sri lanka in containing batsman especially on unresponsive wickets .
his best series came against the touring australians in 1992-93 when he took 10 wickets .
after some conflict with the sri lankan cricket board in 1994 it seemed that his international career was over but he made a comeback in 1997-98 against zimbabwe .
he partnered muttiah muralitharan and took 3 for 65 and 1 for 41 in a winning cause .
three first class games later he ended his cricket career .
