Full name Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne
Born August 9, 1989, Moratuwa
Current age 30 years 12 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Kandurata Maroons, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Top-order 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 | 34 | 66 | 6 | 1402 | 155* | 23.36 | 3658 | 38.32 | 1 | 6 | 135 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| ODIs | 125 | 104 | 14 | 3158 | 139* | 35.08 | 4363 | 72.38 | 4 | 21 | 242 | 25 | 38 | 0 |
| T20Is | 26 | 20 | 2 | 291 | 44 | 16.16 | 267 | 108.98 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 117 | 200 | 22 | 7135 | 168 | 40.08 | 14877 | 47.95 | 18 | 35 | 680 | 56 | 116 | 0 |
| List A | 213 | 185 | 25 | 5730 | 139* | 35.81 | 7762 | 73.82 | 7 | 40 | 446 | 60 | 67 | 0 |
| T20s | 80 | 69 | 8 | 1351 | 70 | 22.14 | 1138 | 118.71 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 38 | 29 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 34 | 5 | 84 | 51 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 125 | 4 | 104 | 94 | 3 | 2/36 | 2/36 | 31.33 | 5.42 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 117 | 8 | 216 | 129 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.58 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 213 | 7 | 120 | 116 | 4 | 2/36 | 2/36 | 29.00 | 5.80 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 16-20, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, Aug 14-18, 2019 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 5, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 28, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota, Jun 1, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Mar 28, 2016 scorecard |
| T20I 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 New Zealand at Galle, Aug 14-18, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Colts Cricket Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Jan 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 28, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Wayamba v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Mar 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Galle v Kandy at Pallekele, Aug 30, 2018 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, 64 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 |
| - | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4194 |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4193 |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | v India | Leeds | 6 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4187 |
| 45* | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 1 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4180 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4159 |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Cardiff | 4 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4149 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Cardiff | 1 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4145 |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Southampton | 27 May 2019 | Other OD |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cardiff | 24 May 2019 | Other OD |
An unflappable young talent with a killer cover drive, Lahiru Thirimanne came to the international landscape highly regarded by Sri Lanka's cricket elite, with Aravinda de Silva most notably among his champions. An opener by reputation, Thirimanne made his debut in early 2010 and earnt sporadic places in the national side over the next two years, but it was not until he was moved to the middle order in 2012 that he unearthed the consistency that would make him a regular at the top level.
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- Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push (Aug 17, 2019)
- Thirimanne, Siriwardana, Vandersay picked in World Cup squad (Apr 18, 2019)
- Lahiru Thirimanne stakes World Cup claim with 115 in one-day final (Apr 11, 2019)
- Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya make strong World Cup cases (Apr 6, 2019)
- Hope to give confidence to Thirimanne, Samarawickrama - SLC selector (Nov 30, 2018)
Aug 17, 2019
Lahiru Thirimanne celebrates his fifty
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Aug 17, 2019
Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne shake hands
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Jul 6, 2019
Lahiru Thirimanne provided solid support to Angelo Mathews
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