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{{Short description|Sri Lankan Australian cricketer (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Chamara Dunusinghe
| image =
| fullname = Chamara Iroshan Dunusinghe
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 19, 1970}}
| birth_place = [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| country = Sri Lanka
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1995
| testdebutdate = 11 March
| testdebutyear = 1995
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 64
| lasttestdate = 22 September
| lasttestyear = 1995
| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| oneodi = true
| odidebutdate = 6 April
| odidebutyear = 1995
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 86
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 160
| bat avg1 = 16.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 91
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 13/2
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 1
| runs2 = 1
| bat avg2 = 1.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 1
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/1
| date = 9 February
| year = 2006
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48473.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Chamara Iroshan Dunusinghe''' (born October 19, 1970, [[Colombo]]) is a [[Sri Lankan Australian]] former [[cricket]]er<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/598345.html|title = Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection}}</ref> who played in 5 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and one [[One Day International|ODI]] from in 1995. He attended [[Nalanda College Colombo]].

==International career==
Chamara is the 64th Sri Lanka Test Cap, when he made his debut in [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1994–95|New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Napier New Zealand 1994/95]] and scored 91. He also became the first Sri Lankan to be dismissed for nervous 90's on test debut.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63678.html|title=1st Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Mar 11-15, 1995 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153274.html|title=New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1994-95|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/547481.html|title=Sri Lanka's greatest Test victories|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283028.html|title=Records {{!}} Test matches {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Ninety on debut {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124158/http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/10/11/spo05.html Nelson Mendis - head coach of Nalanda]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunusinghe, Chamara}}
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan cricketers]]
[[Category:Basnahira North cricketers]]
[[Category:Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo]]
[[Category:Saracens Sports Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Colombo]]

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