Chaminda gets 400 wickets in one dayers

Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas joins 400-wicket club
Source - http://www.timesofindia.com.
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas on Wednesday became the fourth bowler to complete 400 wickets in one-day internationals, achieving the feat during the fourth match against India here.

The left-arm seamer had Yuvraj Singh caught by Mahela Jayawardene at short mid-wicket to join retired Pakistani pace duo of Wasim Akram (502) and Waqar Younis (416), and compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (478) in the 400-club.

Vaas, 34, is also the only bowler in the world to grab eight wickets in a One-Day International, finishing with 8-19 off eight overs against Zimbabwe in Colombo in 2001.

He has grabbed two hat-tricks in 322 One-Day Internationals - against Zimbabwe in Colombo seven years ago and Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

Vaas has taken five or more wickets in an innings four times since making his One-day debut against India in 1994.

He has also bagged 348 wickets in 107 Tests.

Chaminda Vaas

Sri Lanka

Player profile

Full name Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
Born January 27, 1974, Mattumagala
Current age 34 years 213 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Deccan Chargers, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcestershire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium

Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 322 320 15775 11014 400 8/19 8/19 27.53 4.18 39.4 9 4 0
T20Is 6 6 132 128 6 2/14 2/14 21.33 5.81 22.0 0 0 0
Tests 107 187 22664 10201 348 7/71 14/191 29.31 2.70 65.1 20 12



Sri Lanka celebrate Chaminda Vaas' 400th ODI wicket, Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo, August 27, 2008