Tharanga Paranavitana
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana |
| Born |
(1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42)
Kegalle, Sri Lanka |
| Nickname |
Moraa |
| Height |
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| Batting style |
Left-hand |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm off-break |
| Role |
Opening batsman |
| International information |
| National side |
|
| Test debut (cap 111) |
21–25 February 2009 v Pakistan |
| Last Test |
25–29 November 2012 v New Zealand |
|
| Domestic team information |
| Years |
Team |
| 2001/02–present |
Sinhalese Sports Club |
|
| Career statistics |
|
| Competition |
Test |
FC |
LA |
T20 |
| Matches |
32 |
174 |
107 |
29 |
| Runs scored |
1,792 |
11,398 |
3,765 |
642 |
| Batting average |
32.58 |
44.17 |
41.37 |
23.77 |
| 100s/50s |
2/11 |
30/50 |
6/26 |
0/5 |
| Top score |
111 |
236 |
116* |
67* |
| Balls bowled |
102 |
2,562 |
1,130 |
96 |
| Wickets |
1 |
33 |
20 |
4 |
| Bowling average |
86.00 |
40.66 |
44.60 |
29.25 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in match |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Best bowling |
1/26 |
4/39 |
4/25 |
1/3 |
| Catches/stumpings |
27/– |
176/– |
60/– |
12/– |
|
| Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2015 |
Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana (born 15 April 1982 in Kegalle) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He made his international debut in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2009. During the second Test match of that series, while heading for the third day's play, he became one of the Sri Lankan cricketers wounded when their team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] Despite being attacked and badly injured, Paranavitana recovered to register his maiden test century sixteen months later on July 18, 2010 against India at Galle, Sri Lanka. He was dropped from the Test team at the end of 2011, being replaced by Lahiru Thirimanne for Sri Lanka's third Test of their tour of South Africa.[2]
Career highlights
Test centuries
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
See also
Notes
External links
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