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Upul Tharanga
Upul Tharanga
Full Name:
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Birth date:
February 2,
1985
Age:
37 years
Birth Country:
Sri Lanka
Batting Style:
Left Hand Batsman
Team :
Sri Lanka
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga was born in Balapitiya, Sri Lanka on 2nd February, 1985.Tharanga received his education in Ambalangoda at Dharmasoka College. The 29 year old left handed batsman has been a part of the
Sri Lankan cricket squad
since the year 2005. Prior to his selection, his family was devastated in the Asian tsunami where their family home at Ambalangoda was washed away. Tharanga represented various clubs in his career so far, such as Nondescripts Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Asia XI, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Ruhuna. Kandurata Maroons etc.
Tharanga, alongside being a batsman, also features as an occasional wicketkeeper. From the early age of 15, Tharanga used to play for Nondescripts. He was a part of the under-19 team of Sri Lanka when they won the 2004 World Cup where he scored a whooping 117. Tharanga played his first List A for Nondescripts Cricket Club vs. Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club on 20th September 2003 in Colombo. He made his First Class debut in 2000. His test ebut was against
India
on 18-22 December 2005 at Ahmedabad where he couldn’t score much. He debuted in the ODIs against
West Indies
in 2005 at Dambulla and his T20 debut was against
England
on June 15th 2006, where he added 34 runs to the scoreboard.
Tharanga’s career reached an early high in 2006 and then faced some major adversities in 2007 and subsequent years. In 2011 he picked up the gears again and resurfaced. One major stigma on his career was the positive dope test after world cup of 2011. Due to this breach of ICC Anti-Doping Code, Tharanga was banned from cricket and related activities from 9th May 2011 to 8th August 2011.
Recent matches
Team
Opp
Match Date
Score
Asia Lions
World Giants
2022-01-29
DT20
Asia Lions
World Giants
2022-01-26
DT20
Asia Lions
India Maharajas
2022-01-24
DT20
Asia Lions
World Giants
2022-01-21
DT20
Asia Lions
India Maharajas
2022-01-20
DT20
Jaffna Kings
Colombo Stars
2021-12-16
DT20
Jaffna Kings
Dambulla Giants
2021-12-13
DT20
Jaffna Kings
Kandy Warriors
2021-12-12
DT20
Jaffna Kings
Kandy Warriors
2021-12-08
DT20
Jaffna Kings
Dambulla Giants
2021-12-07
DT20
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Batting Statistics
Mat
Inns
Out
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BP
SR
200s
100s
50s
0s
4s
6s
Ct
St
TEST
31
58
55
3
1754
165
31.89
3212
54.61
0
3
8
6
239
9
24
0
ODI
203
201
188
13
6302
174
33.52
8337
75.59
0
14
33
16
733
41
45
0
IT20
28
28
27
1
462
54
17.11
375
123.20
0
0
1
3
50
12
3
0
Bowling Statistics
Mat
Inns
Overs
MO
Runs
Wkts
Ave
Eco
SR
Ext
4wkts
5wkts
10wkts
BBI
BBM
TEST
31
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
0
0
0
0
0/0
0/0
ODI
199
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
0
0
0
0
0/0
0/0
IT20
29
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
0
0
0
0
0/0
0/0
Awards
Player of the Match
Date
Bangladesh Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends 10th T20 Match RSWS 2021
2021-03-10
Sri Lanka Legends vs West Indies Legends 6th T20 Match RSWS 2021
2021-03-06
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Tri Series Final Match 2018
2018-01-27
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match
2013-07-02
Sri Lanka vs Australia 3rd ODI Match 2011
2011-08-16
Man Of Series
Date
Sri Lanka vs West Indies ODI Series 2011 Schedule
2011-02-06
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh ODI Series 2005 Schedule
2005-09-04
Last Series Played
Legends League Cricket 2022
LPL 2021 - Lanka Premier League T20
T10 League November 2021 Schedule
Road Safety World Series 2021
LPL 2020 - Lanka Premier League T20
Team Squad
Dinesh Chandimal
Kamindu Mendis
Praveen Jayawickrama
Dilshan Madushanka
Dhananjaya de Silva
Oshada Fernando
Chamika Karunaratne
Kusal Mendis
Angelo Mathews
Niroshan Dickwella
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Best Performance
Batting
ODI
TEST
IT20
174* runs from 159 balls against India on 2013-07-02
133 runs from 141 balls against Zimbabwe on 2011-03-10
120 runs from 156 balls against England on 2006-06-17
118* runs from 126 balls against Bangladesh on 2010-01-08
118 runs from 128 balls against India on 2009-12-24
165 runs from 304 balls against Bangladesh on 2006-03-08
115 runs from 171 balls against Bangladesh on 2017-03-07
110* runs from 208 balls against Zimbabwe on 2016-10-29
92 runs from 179 balls against Pakistan on 2014-08-14
83 runs from 155 balls against South Africa on 2014-07-16
54 runs from 41 balls against South Korea on 2014-09-30
47 runs from 29 balls against India on 2017-12-22
37 runs from 25 balls against New Zealand on 2007-09-15
34 runs from 25 balls against England on 2006-06-15
32* runs from 15 balls against Bangladesh on 2018-03-10