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Thilan Thushara
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Magina Thilan Thushara Mirando
Born March 1, 1981, Balapitiya
Current age 27 years 219 days
Major teams Colts Cricket Club, Kandurata, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
6 |
0 |
49 |
14 |
8.16 |
113 |
43.36 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
11 |
10 |
1 |
244 |
54* |
27.11 |
244 |
100.00 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
90 |
135 |
12 |
1915 |
103* |
15.56 |
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1 |
5 |
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35 |
0 |
| List A |
86 |
61 |
12 |
936 |
75* |
19.10 |
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0 |
3 |
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10 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
82 |
33* |
11.71 |
74 |
110.81 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
6 |
461 |
309 |
8 |
3/59 |
5/129 |
38.62 |
4.02 |
57.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
11 |
11 |
462 |
391 |
14 |
5/47 |
5/47 |
27.92 |
5.07 |
33.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
90 |
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11401 |
6779 |
233 |
6/50 |
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29.09 |
3.56 |
48.9 |
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7 |
1 |
| List A |
86 |
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3151 |
2459 |
96 |
6/28 |
6/28 |
25.61 |
4.68 |
32.8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
11 |
210 |
238 |
14 |
3/25 |
3/25 |
17.00 |
6.80 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jun 27-29, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1998/99 |
| Last First-class |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1999/00 |
| Last List A |
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Kandurata v Wayamba at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard |
Thushara is one of new fast bowling prospects to emerge in the last two
years. From the coastal town of Balapitiya, he made his first-class debut in
1998-99. After a few years of steady improvement, including a spell in the
BCCSL's Fast Bowling Unit, he caught the eye of the selectors and was
included for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2002. He made his Test debut
against West Indies in 2003, but failed to make the Test or ODI squad for
the England tour later in the year. No rabbit with the bat, he is a
hard-hitting striker of the ball and has two first-class half-centuries to
his name. He played an important role in Kandurata ending as Inter-provincial limited-overs joint champs in 2008, finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets. That earned him a recall to the Test squad for the tour of West Indies and he impressed with eight wickets in two Tests. He was later included in the 30-man probables for the Champions Trophy.
Charlie Austin and Cricinfo Staff (June 2008)
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Thilan Thushara swings hard on his way to a maiden fifty
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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Thilan Thushara gets a warm reception at the Sri Lankan dressing room
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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Thilan Thushara acknowledges the cheers after his counterattacking fifty
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