Tharanga Paranavitana

Tharanga Paranavitana

Personal information
Full name	Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana
Born	(1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42) Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Moraa
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2009–2012)
Test debut (cap 111)	21 February 2009 v Pakistan
Last Test	25 November 2012 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–present	Sinhalese Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 32 222 130 29 Runs scored 1,792 14,940 4,620 642 Batting average 32.58 45.82 42.77 23.77 100s/50s 5/11 40/69 8/30 0/5 Top score 111 236 118 67* Balls bowled 102 2,902 1,178 96 Wickets 1 37 20 4 Bowling average 86.00 40.70 47.60 29.25 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/26 4/39 4/25 1/3 Catches/stumpings 27/– 216/– 68/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016

Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana (born 15 April 1982) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He retired from all forms of cricket in August 2020.[1]

Domestic career

He made the most runs in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament, with a total of 953 from 10 matches and 17 innings.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[5]

International career

He made his international debut in a Test match against Pakistan in February 2009. During the second Test match of that series, while heading for the third day's play, he became one of the Sri Lankan cricketers wounded when their team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore, Pakistan.[6]

Despite being attacked and badly injured, Paranavitana recovered to register his maiden Test century sixteen months later on 18 July 2010 against India at Galle, Sri Lanka. He was dropped from the Test team at the end of 2011, being replaced by Lahiru Thirimanne for Sri Lanka's third Test of their tour of South Africa.[7]

Paranavitana scored two centuries in Test matches. The first, a score of 111, was made against India at Galle in July 2010.[8] The second came in the same month in the following match of India's tour of Sri Lanka, Paranavitana scoring exactly 100 runs.[9]

Notes

1. "Tharanga Paranavitana to retire from First Class cricket". The Papare. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
2. "Records: Premier League Tournament, 2015/16: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 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. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
5. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
6. The Age |Sri Lanka cricketers wounded in shooting retrieved 3 March 2009
7. "Cricket: Sri Lanka wins toss, invites South Africa to bat". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
8. "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 1st Test 2010 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
9. "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test 2010 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

External links

• Tharanga Paranavitana at ESPNcricinfo