HDPK Dharmasena

Cricket umpire Active

  • 594 matches officiated
  • 2008–2026 on record
  • 137 grounds
  • 62 teams
  • #11 of 1,490 by experience

Career by year

01020304050602008: 1 as reserve20082009: 14 as on-field2009: 16 as tv umpire2010: 15 as on-field2010: 8 as tv umpire2010: 1 as reserve20102011: 25 as on-field2011: 9 as tv umpire2011: 2 as reserve2012: 37 as on-field2012: 15 as tv umpire2012: 1 as reserve20122013: 28 as on-field2013: 10 as tv umpire2013: 2 as reserve2014: 32 as on-field2014: 9 as tv umpire2014: 3 as reserve20142015: 31 as on-field2015: 5 as tv umpire2015: 2 as reserve2016: 32 as on-field2016: 12 as tv umpire2016: 1 as reserve20162017: 15 as on-field2017: 9 as tv umpire2017: 2 as reserve2018: 22 as on-field2018: 9 as tv umpire20182019: 19 as on-field2019: 11 as tv umpire2019: 4 as reserve2020: 7 as on-field2020: 3 as tv umpire20202021: 26 as on-field2021: 5 as tv umpire2021: 3 as reserve2022: 26 as on-field2022: 5 as tv umpire2022: 2 as reserve20222023: 18 as on-field2023: 5 as tv umpire2023: 2 as reserve2024: 22 as on-field2024: 11 as tv umpire2024: 4 as reserve20242025: 13 as on-field2025: 6 as tv umpire2025: 1 as reserve2026: 23 as on-field2026: 8 as tv umpire2026: 3 as reserve2026
  • On-field
  • TV umpire
  • Reserve

By format

Test126
ODI218
T20I87
First-class1
T20162
Women's matches2

By role

On-field 405
TV umpire 156
Reserve 34

A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.

Decision reviews

  • 662reviews against his calls
  • 156upheld
  • 506overturned
  • 24%upheld rate

Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.

FormatReviewsUpheld
ODI 143 34 (24%)
T20 36 8 (22%)
T20I 32 7 (22%)
Test 451 107 (24%)

First and most recent

First on record Sri Lanka v IndiaODI27 Aug 2008R Premadasa Stadium
Most recent Australia v BangladeshTest13 Aug 2026Marrara Stadium, Darwin

Stood with most often

Grounds

  • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo37
  • R Premadasa Stadium28
  • Eden Gardens22
  • Shere Bangla National Stadium21
  • Pallekele International Cricket Stadium18
  • Kennington Oval15
  • Edgbaston15
  • Wankhede Stadium14
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal13
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground12
  • Dubai International Cricket Stadium12
  • M Chinnaswamy Stadium12

Teams

  • England141
  • Australia139
  • India112
  • South Africa71
  • Bangladesh68
  • West Indies65
  • Sri Lanka65
  • Pakistan64
  • New Zealand53
  • Mumbai Indians43
  • Zimbabwe35
  • Chennai Super Kings31

Competitions

  • Indian Premier League133
  • ICC Men's T20 World Cup41
  • Lanka Premier League28
  • ICC Cricket World Cup28
  • The Ashes18
  • World T2018
  • ICC Champions Trophy17
  • World Cup14
  • Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh11
  • ICC World Twenty2011
  • Australia tour of England10
  • Australia tour of Sri Lanka10

Milestones

50th match Sri Lanka v New Zealand 13 Aug 2010
100th match West Indies v Australia 20 Mar 2012
200th match Bangladesh v Australia 1 Apr 2014
300th match England v Pakistan 14 Jul 2016
400th match New Zealand v England 21 Nov 2019
500th match Bangladesh v India 19 Oct 2023

Recent matches

DateMatch FormatRole
13 Aug 2026 Australia v Bangladesh Marrara Stadium, Darwin Test On-field
5 Aug 2026 Jaffna Kings v Galle Gallants R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo T20 On-field
2 Aug 2026 Dambulla Sixers v Jaffna Kings Pallekele International Cricket Stadium T20 On-field
29 Jul 2026 Dambulla Sixers v Colombo Kaps Pallekele International Cricket Stadium T20 On-field
19 Jul 2026 England v India Lord's, London ODI On-field
16 Jul 2026 India v England Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ODI TV umpire
14 Jul 2026 England v India Edgbaston, Birmingham ODI On-field
4 Jun 2026 Australia v Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore ODI On-field
2 Jun 2026 Australia v Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore ODI TV umpire
30 May 2026 Australia v Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium ODI On-field
16 May 2026 Bangladesh v Pakistan Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Test TV umpire, On-field
8 May 2026 Bangladesh v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Test On-field
19 Apr 2026 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata T20 On-field
16 Apr 2026 Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai T20 On-field
12 Apr 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai T20 TV umpire
10 Apr 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Rajasthan Royals Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati T20 On-field
7 Apr 2026 Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati T20 On-field
4 Apr 2026 Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi T20 On-field
30 Mar 2026 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati T20 On-field
15 Mar 2026 Bangladesh v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur ODI On-field

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Questions

How many matches has HDPK Dharmasena officiated?
HDPK Dharmasena has officiated 594 recorded matches, between 2008 and 2026.
How many Test matches has HDPK Dharmasena stood in?
HDPK Dharmasena appears in 126 Tests on record.
How many ODIs has HDPK Dharmasena stood in?
HDPK Dharmasena appears in 218 ODIs on record.
How often are HDPK Dharmasena's decisions upheld on review?
Of 662 player reviews recorded against his decisions, 156 were upheld -- 24 per cent. This counts only decisions a side chose to review, so it is not an overall accuracy figure.
Which ground has HDPK Dharmasena officiated at most often?
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, with 37 matches on record.

Other officials

Figures updated 17 Aug 2026.

Ball-by-ball records begin in 2002; matches before that are counted where an official record names the officials. A match with no officials recorded does not appear here.