Full name Paskuwal Handi Tharindu Kaushal
Born March 5, 1993, Galle
Current age 25 years 48 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A Emerging Players, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Education Devapathiraja College, Rajgama
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
7 | 12 | 2 | 106 | 18 | 10.60 | 244 | 43.44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 67 | 87 | 17 | 1580 | 131 | 22.57 | 3349 | 47.17 | 1 | 6 | 170 | 10 | 29 | 0 |
List A | 44 | 23 | 6 | 175 | 28 | 10.29 | 278 | 62.94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
15 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 19 | 9.66 | 60 | 96.66 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
7 | 14 | 1658 | 1105 | 25 | 5/42 | 8/181 | 44.20 | 3.99 | 66.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
1 | 1 | 36 | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 67 | 116 | 12862 | 8004 | 325 | 8/131 | 13/182 | 24.62 | 3.73 | 39.5 | 11 | 31 | 8 |
List A | 44 | 42 | 1766 | 1238 | 61 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 20.29 | 4.20 | 28.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
15 | 14 | 276 | 337 | 11 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 30.63 | 7.32 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Dec 26-29, 2014 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Galle, Oct 14-17, 2015 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
Only ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Mar 18, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Feb 1-2, 2013 scorecard |
Last First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Galle, Feb 15-17, 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 | Moors Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 4, 2015 scorecard |
Last T20s | Galle Guardians v Kurunegala Warriors at Colombo (RPS), Feb 3, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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5, 0/56 | Nondescripts | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Mar 2018 | LA |
14 | Nondescripts | v SL Air SC | Katunayake | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
6, 2/5 | Nondescripts | v Police SC | Colombo (NCC) | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
0/11, 6, 2/46 | Nondescripts | v Colts | Galle | 15 Feb 2018 | FC |
131, 0/12, 0, 0/5 | Nondescripts | v Saracens | Katunayake | 6 Feb 2018 | FC |
0/24, 21, 2/69, 37 | Nondescripts | v Sinhalese | Colombo (CCC) | 31 Jan 2018 | FC |
23*, 1/43, 3, 3/33 | Nondescripts | v Ragama | Colombo (Colts) | 25 Jan 2018 | FC |
1/18, 22, 1/8 | Nondescripts | v Badureliya | Colombo (NCC) | 19 Jan 2018 | FC |
30, 0/44, 39, 0/3 | Nondescripts | v SL Army | Panagoda | 5 Jan 2018 | FC |
2/64, 44, 1/25 | Nondescripts | v Burgher | Colombo (NCC) | 22 Dec 2017 | FC |
A tall offspinner who extracts substantial turn, Tharindu Kaushal has been perhaps the most exciting young bowler in Sri Lanka's domestic circuit since he made his debut in early 2013. Working off a distinctive high-kneed approach to the crease, Kaushal uses his wrist, as well as his fingers, to put significant work on the ball - a ploy that is said to make his doosra particularly difficult to pick.