Full name Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne
Born August 9, 1989, Moratuwa
Current age 31 years 171 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 | 38 | 74 | 6 | 1623 | 155* | 23.86 | 4186 | 38.77 | 2 | 6 | 162 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| ODIs | 127 | 106 | 14 | 3194 | 139* | 34.71 | 4419 | 72.27 | 4 | 21 | 246 | 25 | 38 | 0 |
| T20Is | 26 | 20 | 2 | 291 | 44 | 16.16 | 267 | 108.98 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 130 | 223 | 24 | 8082 | 187* | 40.61 | 16731 | 48.30 | 21 | 38 | 783 | 58 | 135 | 0 |
| List A | 216 | 188 | 25 | 5770 | 139* | 35.39 | 7838 | 73.61 | 7 | 40 | 450 | 60 | 67 | 0 |
| T20s | 82 | 71 | 8 | 1413 | 70 | 22.42 | 1196 | 118.14 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 40 | 29 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 38 | 5 | 84 | 51 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.64 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 127 | 4 | 104 | 94 | 3 | 2/36 | 2/36 | 31.33 | 5.42 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 130 | 12 | 270 | 166 | 1 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 166.00 | 3.68 | 270.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 216 | 7 | 120 | 116 | 4 | 2/36 | 2/36 | 29.00 | 5.80 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 16-20, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 22-25, 2021 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 5, 2010 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Oct 2, 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 England at Galle, Jan 22-25, 2021 scorecard |
| List A debut | Colts Cricket Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Jan 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka Board President's XI v West Indians at Katunayake, Feb 20, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Wayamba v Basnahira South at Colombo (SSC), Mar 25, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Ragama Cricket Club v Kandy Customs Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Jan 6, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43, 13 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 |
| 4, 111 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 |
| 17, 31 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
| 140, 12* | Ragama | v Burgher | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 7, 7 | Ragama | v SL Army | Colombo (CCC) | 20 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 29, 63 | Ragama | v Colts | Colombo (CCC) | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 12, 0 | Ragama | v Col CC | Katunayake | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 88* | SLC-BP-XI | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Mar 2020 | Other |
| 0/9, 21, 0/7 | Ragama | v Lankan CC | Colombo (NCC) | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
| 97, 66, 0/8 | Ragama | v Chilaw | Colombo (Moors) | 28 Feb 2020 | FC |
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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Jan 22, 2021
Lahiru Thirimanne calls no run
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Jan 22, 2021
Lahiru Thirimanne drives through the covers
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Jan 17, 2021
Lahiru Thirimanne celebrates his second Test hundred
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