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Full name Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando
Born October 19, 1986, Negombo
Current age 25 years 221 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 38 | 48 | 19 | 103 | 16 | 3.55 | 249 | 41.36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| List A | 27 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 6* | 3.83 | 49 | 46.93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 10 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 110 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.92 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 38 | 62 | 3412 | 2290 | 64 | 5/36 | 5/55 | 35.78 | 4.02 | 53.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 27 | 26 | 991 | 872 | 37 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 23.56 | 5.27 | 26.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 10 | 10 | 209 | 266 | 11 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 24.18 | 7.63 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Oct 18-22, 2011 scorecard |
| Test 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 Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 16-18, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Dec 8, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Kandurata v Ruhuna at Colombo (RPS), Jan 24, 2011 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Ruhuna v Basnahira North at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Mar 29, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/19 | Bloomfield | v Chilaw | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0, 0/42 | Bloomfield | v Ragama | Colombo (Colts) | 27 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 2/28 | Bloomfield | v SL Army | Colombo (Colts) | 26 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 16, 4/76, 0, 0/11 | Bloomfield | v Moors | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 16 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 0/8 | Sri Lankans | v SAf Invit XI | Benoni | 9 Dec 2011 | First-class |
| 1, 0/107, 0, 0/3 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 | Test # 2009 |
| 1/101, 0, 4, 4/29 | Sri Lankans | v Eng Lions | Derby | 19 May 2011 | First-class |
| 0, 0/10, 1/36 | Bloomfield | v Lankan CC | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 18 Mar 2011 | First-class |
| 3/67, 1/19 | Bloomfield | v Ragama | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 4 Mar 2011 | First-class |
| 4/74, 4, 0/29, 1 | Bloomfield | v Nondescripts | Colombo (NCC) | 26 Feb 2011 | First-class |
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
- Sri Lanka recall Jeevan Mendis, Fernando (May 24, 2012)
- Pradeep flies home with injury (Dec 12, 2011)
- Sangakkara says spin will play a role (Dec 11, 2011)
- Sangakkara doubt for first Test after hand injury (Dec 11, 2011)
- Nuwan Pradeep out of warm-up match with injury (Dec 10, 2011)
May 22, 2011
Nuwan Pradeep picked up four second-innings wickets in Sri Lanka's win
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Aug 2, 2010
Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep bowls during practice
© Associated Press
Jul 30, 2010
Nuwan Pradeep bowls at the nets
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