Full name Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella
Born June 23, 1993, Kandy
Current age 27 years 212 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Dambulla Viiking, Montreal Tigers, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Southern Express, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s, St Lucia Stars, St Lucia Zouks, 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 | 40 | 72 | 4 | 2064 | 83 | 30.35 | 3129 | 65.96 | 0 | 15 | 231 | 9 | 96 | 23 |
| ODIs | 52 | 49 | 1 | 1571 | 116 | 32.72 | 1679 | 93.56 | 2 | 9 | 182 | 12 | 38 | 9 |
| T20Is | 23 | 22 | 0 | 429 | 68 | 19.50 | 309 | 138.83 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| First-class | 102 | 177 | 9 | 5963 | 209 | 35.49 | 7850 | 75.96 | 11 | 33 | 673 | 38 | 235 | 55 |
| List A | 127 | 122 | 2 | 4060 | 140 | 33.83 | 4382 | 92.65 | 9 | 20 | 469 | 35 | 116 | 30 |
| T20s | 74 | 71 | 6 | 1494 | 79* | 22.98 | 1063 | 140.54 | 0 | 8 | 194 | 34 | 48 | 16 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 102 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Jul 24-28, 2014 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Ranchi, Nov 16, 2014 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Mar 10, 2019 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | India v Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Nov 1, 2019 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 | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
| List A debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 9, 2012 scorecard |
| Last List A | India A v Sri Lanka A at Hubli, Jun 15, 2019 scorecard |
| T20s debut | West Indies A v Sri Lanka A at Kingstown, Jun 18, 2013 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Dambulla Viiking v Jaffna Stallions at Hambantota, Dec 14, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12, 2c/0s, 29, 0c/0s | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 |
| 7, 3c/0s, 36, 0c/0s | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
| 49, 4c/0s, 10 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
| 0c/1s, 29 | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 14 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 65, 1c/0s | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 11 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 1c/0s, 38 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 28* | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 7 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 60, 1c/1s | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 0c/0s, 4 | Viiking | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
| 1, 0c/1s | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
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.
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Jan 17, 2021
Niroshan Dickwella brings out the slog-sweep
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Dec 26, 2020
Niroshan Dickwella sways inside the line of a short ball
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Dec 11, 2020
Niroshan Dickwella raises his half-century
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