Full name Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando
Born October 19, 1986, Negombo
Current age 34 years 90 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Kandy Tuskers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Nickname Sirasa
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Vidhyaloka Maha Vidyalaya, Katana
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 28 | 50 | 17 | 132 | 17* | 4.00 | 361 | 36.56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 45 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 | 77 | 37.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8* | 10.00 | 15 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 125 | 52 | 352 | 27* | 4.82 | 845 | 41.65 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 34 | 0 |
| List A | 100 | 44 | 24 | 104 | 21 | 5.20 | 172 | 60.46 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| T20s | 53 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 9* | 8.00 | 58 | 68.96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 28 | 53 | 5077 | 3003 | 70 | 6/132 | 7/180 | 42.90 | 3.54 | 72.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 45 | 43 | 2119 | 2099 | 57 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 36.82 | 5.94 | 37.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 14 | 14 | 265 | 407 | 15 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 27.13 | 9.21 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 152 | 11625 | 7151 | 209 | 6/132 | 9/113 | 34.21 | 3.69 | 55.6 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 100 | 97 | 4391 | 3990 | 134 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 29.77 | 5.45 | 32.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 53 | 53 | 973 | 1321 | 55 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 24.01 | 8.14 | 17.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Oct 18-22, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Oct 6-10, 2017 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2012 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Mar 1, 2020 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jul 5, 2016 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Nov 1, 2019 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Panadura Sports Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Panadura, Jan 18-20, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Lankan Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 16-18, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Dec 8, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Mar 1, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Ruhuna v Basnahira North at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Galle Gladiators v Kandy Tuskers at Hambantota, Dec 10, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0*, 0/23 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 10 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 3/36 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 1*, 1/10 | Tuskers | v Kings | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 1/16 | Tuskers | v Viiking | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 1/44, 0 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 0/24 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 30 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 0/46 | Tuskers | v Viiking | Hambantota | 28 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 2/34 | Tuskers | v Kings | Hambantota | 26 Nov 2020 | T20 |
| 0*, 0/33 | Sinhalese | v Lankan CC | Colombo (Colts) | 16 Aug 2020 | FC |
| 1*, 1/42 | Sinhalese | v Tamil Union | Colombo (NCC) | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
Fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep didn't play with a cricket ball till he was 20 but less than three years later he was in Sri Lanka's Test squad. He won a pace contest in 2007, impressing the talent scouts in a soft-ball event, and was sent straight to Sri Lanka Cricket's academy. He follows in the Sri Lankan tradition of maverick bowlers with unconventional actions. Like Lasith Malinga, he has a slinging action and has troubled many batsmen in domestic cricket with his pace, generated from a long run-up. Pradeep toured Sri Lanka A to Australia in 2010, where he was among the quickest bowlers from both sides though he didn't bag many wickets. Less than a month later, he was rewarded with a call-up to the national squad for the second Test against India.
Cricinfo Staff July 2010
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- Sri Lanka pick Angelo Mathews in T20I squad for India series (Jan 1, 2020)
- Danushka Gunathilaka, Nuwan Pradeep help second-string Sri Lanka rout No. 1-ranked Pakistan (Oct 5, 2019)
Oct 5, 2019
Nuwan Pradeep and Sri Lanka's bowlers were excellent from the get go
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Jun 4, 2019
Nuwan Pradeep celebrates dismissing Rashid Khan
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May 27, 2019
Nuwan Pradeep took the new ball
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