Lahiru Thirimanne

Lahiru Thirimanne Biography

When Lahiru Thirimanne came through the ranks, there was genuine hope that the left-handed batsman could become a pillar of strength in Sri Lanka’s batting line-up. Despite not having a great record to back him up at the Under 19 and First-Class level, Thirimanne went on to make his Test debut against England at Southampton in 2011. By then, he had already made his ODI debut against India at Dhaka in 2010.

Thirimanne initially struggled to make his mark at the highest level, before amassing a Test hundred against Bangladesh at Galle. In ODIs, he was in prime form during the Asia Cup 2014, scoring a ton in the final against Pakistan.

It was his enterprising hundred that helped Sri Lanka win the tournament. It turned out to be a great tournament for him. He also compiled a century against Pakistan at Fatullah. Thirimanne plays more of an anchor role in a team made up of stroke-makers.

By Bharath Ramaraj

Lahiru Thirimanne Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	42	81	2063	6	155*	27.50	5216	39.55	3	10	204	3	34	0
ODIs	127	106	3194	14	139*	34.71	4419	72.27	4	21	246	25	38	0
T20s	26	20	291	2	44*	16.16	267	108.9	0	0	27	5	8	0
World Cup	12	12	445	2	139*	44.50	519	85.74	1	3	40	2	4	0

Lahiru Thirimanne Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	42	84	51	0	--	3.642	--	0	0	0/5	0/5
ODIs	127	104	94	3	31.33	5.423	34.66	0	0	1/25	1/25
T20s	26	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
World Cup	12	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--		1/25

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