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Full name Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born February 2, 1985, Balapitiya
Current age 23 years 217 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Asia XI,Nondescripts Cricket Club,Ruhuna,Singha Sports Club,Sri Lanka Board XI
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
15
26
1
713
165
28.52
1440
49.51
1
3
99
5
11
0
ODIs
69
65
0
2055
120
31.61
2871
71.57
6
9
243
5
11
0
T20Is
8
8
0
114
37
14.25
98
116.32
0
0
10
3
1
0
First-class
58
100
3
3008
169
31.01
5
15
53
1
List A
103
97
1
2892
120
30.12
4165
69.43
6
15
21
1
Twenty20
12
12
1
227
68*
20.63
165
137.57
0
1
20
12
2
0
Bowling averages
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Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
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SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
15
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ODIs
69
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T20Is
8
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First-class
58
18
4
0
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1.33
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0
0
0
List A
103
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Twenty20
12
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Career statistics
Test debut
India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Dec 18-22, 2005 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 18-22, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Dambulla, Aug 2, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 12, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Potchefstroom, Aug 29-Sep 1, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Sri Lankan XI v Indians at Colombo (PSS), Aug 15, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Upul Tharanga's call-up to the national one-day squad in July 2005 brightened a year marred by the Asian tsunami, which washed away his family home in Ambalangoda, a fishing town on the west coast. From an early age he was tipped for the big time, playing Premier League cricket for Singha CC at the age of 15 and passing seamlessly and successfully through the Sri Lanka under-15, under-17 and under-19 development squads. He first really caught the eye during the under-19 World Cup in 2004 when he cracked 117 against South Africa and then 61 in 42 balls against India in the next game. Then, after a successful tour with the under-19 team to Pakistan, during which he scored half-centuries in each of the two Tests and two one-day matches, the Sri Lankan board sent him to play league cricket in Essex, where he starred for Loughton Cricket Club. He soon graduated to the A team and after accomplished performances against West Indies A earlier he was selected for the national squad a week later. However, it was on the 2006 tour of England that he really began to develop, especially in the one-day game, with an outstanding century at Lord's in the first match of Sri Lanka's 5-0 whitewash. Back-to-back centuries followed in the Champions Trophy and he was formed a destructive partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya without having to compromise his natural flair. He is also a skillful wicketkeeper. Charlie Austin February 2007
