Profile
When Thilan Thushara made his ODI debut against the West Indies in 2008, many assumed him to be a newcomer making his mark in international cricket. However few cease to remember the year 2003 when a teenage Thushara had made his Test debut against the same opponents.
The left armer who made his first-class debut in the 1998-99 season impressed selectors during his stints at Sri Lanka’s premier fast bowling academy and was consequently selected for the tours of South Africa and West Indies against whom him he made his Test debut, but apparently with little success. Left in the wilderness thereafter, in the following years Thushara struggled in the domestic arena but a fine run in the 2007-08 ‘Inter-Provincial Limited Overs Tournament’ where he helped club Kandurata finish as podium winners, once again brought him into national reckoning. However this time around, “Mirando” as he is lovingly called, took to the stage with much more self belief and it showed in his performances as he prized a memorable fiver in an ODI against the Indians and also excelled in the Test arena against the likes of Pakistan and New Zealand.
With an enviable height, Thushara is capable of generating disconcerting bounce and is also a handy hitter lower down the order. However, Sri Lanka’s problem of plenty has meant that Thushara has to continue performing consistently over a longer period to impress the captain and selectors to grant him a place in the starting eleven on a regular basis.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
10 |
14 |
94 |
3 |
8.54 |
46.76 |
0 |
0 |
15* |
| ODI |
38 |
27 |
392 |
6 |
18.66 |
92.45 |
0 |
1 |
54* |
| T20 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| IPL |
6 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
66.66 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
10 |
18 |
1668 |
1040 |
28 |
5/83 |
/ |
37.14 |
3.74 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
| ODI |
38 |
38 |
1676 |
1393 |
50 |
5/47 |
/ |
27.86 |
4.98 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
77 |
| T20 |
6 |
6 |
132 |
179 |
7 |
2/37 |
/ |
25.57 |
8.13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| IPL |
6 |
6 |
135 |
161 |
8 |
2/16 |
/ |
20.12 |
7.15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| T20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2003-2010
- ODI:
- 2008-2010
- T20:
- 2008-2010
- IPL:
- 2009-2010
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston - Jamaica - Jun 27, 2003
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Galle International Stadium, Galle - Nov 15, 2010
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet - St Lucia - Apr 15, 2008
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Jun 07, 2010
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe at Maple Leaf (North-West Ground), King City, Ontario - Oct 10, 2008
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs India at Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia - May 11, 2010
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians at Newlands, Cape Town - Apr 18, 2009
- Last played:
- Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur - Apr 10, 2010
