Dhammika Prasad

Dhammika Prasad
Personal information
Full name
Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad
Born (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983
Ragama, Sri Lanka
NicknameDammi
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 110)8 August 2008 v India
Last Test22 October 2015 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 130)25 February 2006 v Bangladesh
Last ODI25 January 2015 v New Zealand
Only T20I (cap 41)6 August 2011 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–presentSinhalese Sports Club
Basnahira North
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 25 24 1 131
Runs scored 476 129 2505
Batting average 12.86 21.50 17.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/9
Top score 47 31* 103*
Balls bowled 4,327 1,015 18 16,636
Wickets 75 32 0 351
Bowling average 35.97 30.50 29.18
5 wickets in innings 1 0 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 1
Best bowling 5/50 3/17 6/25
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/– 0/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2025

Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad (Sinhala: ධම්මික ප්‍රසාද්; born 30 May 1983), or simply Dhammika Prasad, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and coach. He was most recently bowling coach of the Nepal national cricket team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has represented Sri Lanka in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket and played domestic cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club and Basnahira North.

Prasad has been continuously dropped from the squads due to many injuries to ankle, back, hamstrings and has not played any cricket after West Indies tour in 2015. In February 2021, he announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 37.