| Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Height: | 5ft 9in |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2009–2010 |
| Odidebutdate: | 27 December |
| Odidebutyear: | 2009 |
| Odidebutagainst: | India |
| Odicap: | 142 |
| Lastodidate: | 5 January |
| Lastodiyear: | 2010 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| Onet20i: | true |
| T20idebutdate: | 9 December |
| T20idebutyear: | 2009 |
| T20idebutagainst: | India |
| T20icap: | 32 |
| Club1: | Basnahira North |
| Year1: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Club2: | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Year2: | 2007 - present |
| Club3: | Colts Cricket Club |
| Year3: | 2000 - 2007 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 7 |
| Bat Avg1: | - |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 7* |
| Deliveries1: | 30 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/ - |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | - |
| Bat Avg2: | - |
| 100S/50S2: | - |
| Top Score2: | - |
| Deliveries2: | 18 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 27.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/ - |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 102 |
| Runs3: | 3,866 |
| Bat Avg3: | 28.42 |
| 100S/50S3: | 4/24 |
| Top Score3: | 114 |
| Deliveries3: | 11,931 |
| Wickets3: | 246 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 25.22 |
| Fivefor3: | 5 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/62 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 109/1 |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 95 |
| Runs4: | 1,176 |
| Bat Avg4: | 21.00 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/4 |
| Top Score4: | 55 |
| Deliveries4: | 3,463 |
| Wickets4: | 90 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 26.81 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/10 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 44/ - |
| Date: | 10 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49868.html CricInfo |
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara (born 26 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former international player. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he played three One Day International (ODI) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for the Sri Lanka national cricket team between 2009 and 2010.
Pushpakumara studied at Ananda College, Colombo.[1]
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in late 2009 against India, which was abandoned because of dangerous pitch.[2] Pushpakumara made his only T20I appearance in the same tour in India, where Sri Lanka won the match by 29 runs.[3]
Pushpakumara was appointed head coach of the Kuwait national cricket team in 2019. He was additionally appointed spin bowling coach of the Jaffna Kings for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[1]