Full name Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born February 2, 1985, Balapitiya
Current age 36 years 30 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Cumilla Warriors, Dambulla Viiking, Kandurata Maroons, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board XI, Sylhet Sixers
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 31 | 58 | 3 | 1754 | 165 | 31.89 | 3212 | 54.60 | 3 | 8 | 239 | 9 | 24 | 0 |
ODIs | 235 | 223 | 17 | 6951 | 174* | 33.74 | 9155 | 75.92 | 15 | 37 | 798 | 52 | 50 | 0 |
T20Is | 26 | 26 | 1 | 407 | 47 | 16.28 | 330 | 123.33 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 155 | 261 | 13 | 9637 | 265* | 38.85 | 24 | 39 | 114 | 1 | ||||
List A | 388 | 371 | 24 | 12213 | 174* | 35.19 | 15626 | 78.15 | 28 | 69 | 113 | 2 | ||
T20s | 125 | 124 | 8 | 3384 | 124* | 29.17 | 2648 | 127.79 | 2 | 19 | 374 | 113 | 34 | 5 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 155 | 18 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.33 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 388 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, Dec 18-22, 2005 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele, Aug 12-14, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Dambulla, Aug 2, 2005 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Mar 16, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Mar 16, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Aug 25-27, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Sep 20, 2003 scorecard |
Last List A | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 23, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Dambulla Viiking v Jaffna Stallions at Hambantota, Dec 14, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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33 | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 14 Dec 2020 | T20 |
0 | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 11 Dec 2020 | T20 |
9 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
77 | Viiking | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
19 | Viiking | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
25 | Viiking | v Kings | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
15 | Viiking | v Stallions | Hambantota | 30 Nov 2020 | T20 |
18 | Viiking | v Tuskers | Hambantota | 28 Nov 2020 | T20 |
11 | Nondescripts | v Colts | Colombo (CCC) | 25 Aug 2020 | FC |
16 | Nondescripts | v Col CC | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2020 | FC |
A batsman who has frustrated and thrilled in equal measure. Although his Test career has never really taken off - his two Test centuries have come more than 10 years apart - in ODIs he keeps illustrious company among Sri Lanka's finest. As of 2017, only Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya had scored more than Tharanga's 13 one-day centuries