Nisala Tharaka

In this Sinhala name, the surname is Gamage.

Nisala Tharaka

Personal information
Full name	Kottawa Gamage Nisala Tharaka Gamage
Born	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) Galle, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011	Antonians Sports Club
2011	Ragama Cricket Club
2011/12	Lankan Cricket Club
2012/13	Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
2013/14–2015/16	Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
2017–2020	Colts Cricket Club
2020/21	Negombo Cricket Club
2021	Police Sports Club
2022–present	Sinhalese Sports Club
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2017

Nisala Tharaka (born 20 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy on 6 May 2011.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading wicket-taker for the tournament, with eleven dismissals in three matches.[5] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6] In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 22 dismissals in nine matches.[8] In March 2022, he was signed by Killyclooney Cricket Club to play domestic cricket in Ireland.[9] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[10]

International career

Nisala made his debut call-up for the national side when he was included in an 18-player squad for the Sri Lankan tour of England in 2024.[11]

References

1. "Nisala Tharaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
2. "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), May 6-8, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
3. "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
5. "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Tournament, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
6. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
7. "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
8. "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Colts Cricket Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
9. "Killyclooney sign Sri Lankan all-rounder". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
10. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
11. ESPNcricinfo staff (7 August 2024). "Sri Lanka call up Ratnayake, Tharaka for England Tests; Nissanka also back". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

External links

• Nisala Tharaka at ESPNcricinfo
• Nisala Tharaka at CricketArchive (subscription required)