Full name Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella
Born June 23, 1993, Kandy
Current age 24 years 303 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Southern Express, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s, Trinity College
Nickname Niro
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Trinity College, Kandy
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
17 | 32 | 2 | 990 | 83 | 33.00 | 1351 | 73.27 | 0 | 8 | 111 | 7 | 42 | 14 |
ODIs ![]() |
36 | 34 | 1 | 1074 | 116 | 32.54 | 1171 | 91.71 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 7 | 28 | 6 |
T20Is ![]() |
13 | 12 | 0 | 249 | 68 | 20.75 | 179 | 139.10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 71 | 125 | 6 | 4445 | 209 | 37.35 | 5498 | 80.84 | 10 | 23 | 502 | 35 | 159 | 44 |
List A | 98 | 94 | 1 | 3175 | 140 | 34.13 | 3492 | 90.92 | 8 | 13 | 356 | 24 | 92 | 24 |
T20s ![]() |
51 | 48 | 5 | 1020 | 79* | 23.72 | 721 | 141.47 | 0 | 6 | 139 | 22 | 33 | 13 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs ![]() |
36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is ![]() |
13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 71 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Jul 24-28, 2014 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 8-10, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Ranchi, Nov 16, 2014 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 27, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016 scorecard |
Last T20I | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 15, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Feb 1-2, 2013 scorecard |
Last First-class | Kandy v Colombo at Hambantota, Apr 8-11, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 9, 2012 scorecard |
Last List A | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | West Indies A v Sri Lanka A at Kingstown, Jun 18, 2013 scorecard |
Last T20s | Colombo Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Mar 8, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
38, 3c/0s, 14* | Kandy | v Colombo | Hambantota | 8 Apr 2018 | FC |
1c/0s, 112, 3c/0s, 56* | Kandy | v Dambulla | Katunayake | 30 Mar 2018 | FC |
33, 0c/0s | Nondescripts | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Mar 2018 | LA |
110, 0c/0s | Nondescripts | v Saracens | Katunayake | 23 Mar 2018 | LA |
4c/0s, 16 | Nondescripts | v Colts | Colombo (SSC) | 21 Mar 2018 | LA |
14, 0c/0s | Nondescripts | v SL Air SC | Katunayake | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
0, 2c/0s | Nondescripts | v Police SC | Colombo (NCC) | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
3c/1s, 8 | Nondescripts | v Col CC | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 2018 | LA |
3c/0s | Nondescripts | v Burgher | Colombo (NCC) | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
10, 2c/0s | Nondescripts | v Badureliya | Colombo (NCC) | 10 Mar 2018 | LA |
An attacking left-hand and unorthodox wicketkeeper-batsman, Niroshan Dickwella arrived in first-class cricket already having built some hype through his stellar school cricket career. He won Sri Lanka's Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in 2012, having hit over 1000 runs in the previous season, and having led Trinity College to the national championship.