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Tharanga Paranavitana      

Sri Lanka

Full name Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana

Born April 15, 1982, Kegalle

Current age 32 years 325 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Abahani Limited, Kandurata, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A

Playing role Opening batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 32 60 5 1792 111 32.58 4274 41.92 2 11 206 5 27 0
First-class 170 280 26 11275 236 44.38 21815 51.68 30 49 176 0
List A 107 106 15 3765 116* 41.37 5252 71.68 6 26 60 0
Twenty20 29 29 2 642 67* 23.77 496 129.43 0 5 72 19 12 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 32 6 102 86 1 1/26 1/26 86.00 5.05 102.0 0 0 0
First-class 170 2508 1293 32 4/39 40.40 3.09 78.3 1 0 0
List A 107 1130 892 20 4/25 4/25 44.60 4.73 56.5 1 0 0
Twenty20 29 13 96 117 4 1/3 1/3 29.25 7.31 24.0 0 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 Sinhalese Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Feb 27-Mar 1, 2015 scorecard
List A debut 2001/02
Last List A Colts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (RPS), Dec 21, 2014 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 16, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Wayamba United v Kandurata Warriors at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
30 Sinhalese v Chilaw Colombo (RPS) 27 Feb 2015 FC
16, 73 Sinhalese v Col CC Colombo (SSC) 20 Feb 2015 FC
38, 46 Sinhalese v Moors Colombo (SSC) 6 Feb 2015 FC
29, 5 Sinhalese v SLPACC Colombo (NCC) 30 Jan 2015 FC
16, 0/24, 104* Sinhalese v Saracens Katunayake 23 Jan 2015 FC
124, 0/0 Sinhalese v SL Army Panagoda 16 Jan 2015 FC
0/30, 20 Sinhalese v Colts Colombo (RPS) 21 Dec 2014 LA
7 Sinhalese v Moors Colombo (RPS) 19 Dec 2014 LA
3 Sinhalese v Badureliya Colombo (SSC) 16 Dec 2014 LA
3, 1/4 Sinhalese v Saracens Colombo (SSC) 14 Dec 2014 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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Nov 27, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana cuts, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day, November 27, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana cuts

© Associated Press

Nov 18, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana was bowled in the first over, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, November 18, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana was bowled in the first over

© Associated Press

Nov 15, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana prepares to catch a ball during practice, Galle, November 15, 2012

Tharanga Paranavitana prepares to catch a ball during practice

© AFP

Country Fixtures Country Results
Super Eight: Bloomfield v SLPACC at Pallekele - Mar 5-8
SLPACC 223 Bloomfield 3/0
Plate: Colts v Saracens at Colombo (Bloomfield)
Mar 6-8, 2015 (10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 23:30 EST -1d | 22:30 CST -1d | 20:30 PST -1d)
Plate: Ragama v Chilaw at Colombo (Colts)
Mar 6-8, 2015 (10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 23:30 EST -1d | 22:30 CST -1d | 20:30 PST -1d)
Plate: SL Air SC v Sinhalese at Colombo (Moors)
Mar 6-8, 2015 (10:00 local | 04:30 GMT | 23:30 EST -1d | 22:30 CST -1d | 20:30 PST -1d)
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