	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	32	60	5	1792	111	32.58	4274	41.92	2	11	206	5	27
First-class	205	338	32	13616	236	44.49	26519	51.34	36	64			204
List A	121	119	19	4393	118	43.93	5980	73.46	7	30			65
T20s	29	29	2	642	67*	23.77	496	129.43	0	5	72	19	12

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Tests	32	6	102	86	1	1/26	1/26	86.00	5.05	102.0	0
First-class	205		2824	1466	37	4/39		39.62	3.11	76.3	1
List A	121		1166	941	20	4/25	4/25	47.05	4.84	58.3	1
T20s	29	13	96	117	4	1/3	1/3	29.25	7.31	24.0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 21-25, 2009 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), Nov 25-29, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class debut	2001/02
Last First-class	Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Dec 7-9, 2018 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	Saracens Sports Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Katunayake, Mar 21, 2018 scorecard
T20s debut	Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 16, 2005 scorecard
Last T20s	Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriors at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 2012 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
32, 15	Tamil Union	v Nondescripts	Colombo (PSS)	7 Dec 2018	FC
1	Tamil Union	v Chilaw	Katunayake	30 Nov 2018	FC
1, 0	Kandy	v Colombo	Hambantota	8 Apr 2018	FC
6, 9	Kandy	v Dambulla	Katunayake	30 Mar 2018	FC
47	Tamil Union	v Saracens	Katunayake	21 Mar 2018	LA
1	Tamil Union	v Bloomfield	Colombo (Bloomfield)	18 Mar 2018	LA
25*	Tamil Union	v Negambo CC	Gampaha	16 Mar 2018	LA
72, 0/12	Tamil Union	v Ragama	Colombo (PSS)	14 Mar 2018	LA
118, 0/4	Tamil Union	v SL Navy	Welisara	12 Mar 2018	LA
78	Tamil Union	v KTC	Colombo (PSS)	10 Mar 2018	LA

Profile

Tharanga Paranavitana is a tall, upright opening batsman who came into prominence during the Emerging Team Trophy in Sri Lanka in 2003. A run of consistent scores on the domestic scene followed, but it was Paranavitana's career-best 236 off 392 balls that helped Sinhalese SC clinch the 2007-08 Premier League Tier A title which furthered his opportunities at the international level. He made three hundreds during SSC's successful campaign and finished as the leading run-getter for the season with 893 runs at 74.41, and followed up with a century and two half-centuries in the unofficial Tests that Sri Lanka A played in South Africa. Named after that tour by coach Chandika Hathurusingha as a future prospect for Sri Lanka, Paranavitana earned a maiden Test cap in Pakistan in early 2009.
Cricinfo staff July 2009

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