Avishka Gunawardene

Avishka Gunawardene

Personal information
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	-
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	6	61
Runs scored	181	1708
Batting average	16.45	28.46
100s/50s	-/-	1/12
Top score	43	132
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	2/-	13/-
Source: [1], 9 February 2006

Dihan Avishka Gunawardene (born May 26, 1977 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an explosive left-handed batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.

Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals stopped Gunawardene from regularly appearing for the team. Gunawardene's opportunity arose in the Asia Cup in 2005 when Marvan Atapattu was rested for a game. Gunawardene has been involved in Twenty20 cricket since 2004. A ban on he and four other Sri Lankans (imposed for joining the Indian Cricket League) was lifted in September 2008, meaning Gunawardene was free to play domestic cricket in Sri Lanka. He is coded in EA Sport's CRICKET series as A.Gonwarria