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Full name Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando
Born October 19, 1986, Negombo
Current age 26 years 216 days
Major teams Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Nickname Sirasa
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Vidhyaloka Maha Vidyalaya, Katana
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 17* | 5.60 | 59 | 47.45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 54 | 21 | 137 | 17* | 4.15 | 322 | 42.54 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| List A | 36 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 6* | 3.85 | 52 | 51.92 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.66 | 11 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 8 | 636 | 473 | 3 | 2/114 | 2/128 | 157.66 | 4.46 | 212.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 108 | 115 | 3 | 2/63 | 2/63 | 38.33 | 6.38 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 72 | 4150 | 2835 | 75 | 5/36 | 7/113 | 37.80 | 4.09 | 55.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 36 | 35 | 1431 | 1276 | 56 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 22.78 | 5.35 | 25.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 12 | 239 | 307 | 12 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 25.58 | 7.70 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Oct 18-22, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 3-6, 2013 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2012 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele, Aug 4, 2012 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | Panadura Sports Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Panadura, Jan 18-20, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 1-3, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Dec 8, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Kandurata-Uva Combined v Wayamba at Colombo (NCC), Jan 30, 2013 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Ruhuna v Basnahira North at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Uva Next v Basnahira Cricket Dundee at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/29 | Bloomfield | v SL Army | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 1 Mar 2013 | FC |
| 0, 1/40 | Bloomfield | v SL Air SC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 8 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 7*, 5/71, 2/42 | Bloomfield | v Burgher | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 1 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 5/46 | Wayamba | v Kandurata-Uv | Colombo (NCC) | 30 Jan 2013 | LA |
| 2/18 | Wayamba | v Ruhuna | Colombo (PSS) | 28 Jan 2013 | LA |
| 3/22 | Wayamba | v Kandurata-Uv | Colombo (Moors) | 25 Jan 2013 | LA |
| 1/59 | Wayamba | v Ruhuna | Colombo (SSC) | 21 Jan 2013 | LA |
| 2/59 | Wayamba | v Basnahira | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Jan 2013 | LA |
| 17*, 2/114, 9, 0/14 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Jan 2013 | Test # 2070 |
| 1/53 | Sri Lankans | v CA Chairman | Canberra | 6 Dec 2012 | Other |
Fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep didn't play with a cricket ball till he was 20 but less than three years later he was in Sri Lanka's Test squad. He won a pace contest in 2007, impressing the talent scouts in a soft-ball event, and was sent straight to Sri Lanka Cricket's academy. He follows in the Sri Lankan tradition of maverick bowlers with unconventional actions. Like Lasith Malinga, he has a slinging action and has troubled many batsmen in domestic cricket with his pace, generated from a long run-up. Pradeep toured Sri Lanka A to Australia in 2010, where he was among the quickest bowlers from both sides though he didn't bag many wickets. Less than a month later, he was rewarded with a call-up to the national squad for the second Test against India.
Cricinfo Staff July 2010
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