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Full name Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne
Born September 8, 1989, Moratuwa
Current age 22 years 262 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Ragama Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 14 | 1 | 258 | 68 | 19.84 | 753 | 34.26 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 18 | 14 | 0 | 394 | 69 | 28.14 | 510 | 77.25 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 52 | 91 | 9 | 3347 | 148 | 40.81 | 6838 | 48.94 | 9 | 17 | 341 | 24 | 44 | 0 |
| List A | 55 | 46 | 2 | 1202 | 78 | 27.31 | 1681 | 71.50 | 0 | 9 | 96 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 247 | 70 | 22.45 | 210 | 117.61 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 18 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1/25 | 1/25 | 25.00 | 6.00 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 52 | 3 | 66 | 56 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.09 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 55 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 17.50 | 6.00 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 16-20, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Apr 3-7, 2012 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 5, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 20, 2012 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Nov 14-16, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Apr 3-7, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Colts Cricket Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Jan 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 20, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Wayamba v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Mar 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Basnahira South v Wayamba at Moratuwa, Mar 6, 2010 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, 11 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 |
| 3, 6 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 26 Mar 2012 | Test # 2038 |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 20 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3265 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 15 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3260 |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | v India | Dhaka | 13 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3259 |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Adelaide | 8 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3257 |
| - | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Adelaide | 6 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3256 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 4 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3255 |
| 51, 1/25 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3253 |
| - | Sri Lanka | v India | Hobart | 28 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3251 |
Lahiru Thirimanne is considered by many to be among best young all-round batsmen in the country, and he won a place in the national side for the tri-nation series in Bangladesh in January 2010. His reputation as a finisher helped in his selection.
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- Openers stand and deliver (Apr 4, 2012)
- Sri Lanka in finals after nine-run win (Mar 2, 2012)
- Jayawardene warns Thirimanne over backing-up too far (Feb 23, 2012)
- Ashwin warned Thirimanne before 'Mankading' - Sehwag (Feb 21, 2012)
- India let Thirimanne off the hook (Feb 21, 2012)
Apr 6, 2012
Lahiru Thirimanne was dismissed for 11
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Apr 5, 2012
Lahiru Thirimanne makes a brave attempt at taking a bat-pad catch
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Apr 3, 2012
James Anderson celebrates after trapping Lahiru Thirimanne lbw
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Country Fixtures
Country Results
1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota
Jun 1, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
Jun 1, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
2nd T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota
Jun 3, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
Jun 3, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele
Jun 7, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
Jun 7, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele
Jun 9, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
Jun 9, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS)
Jun 13, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
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Jun 13, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
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