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Tharanga Paranavitana

Full Name
Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana
Born
15-04-1982 Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Current Age
39 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Off-break
Tharanga Paranavitana

Tharanga Paranavitana Biography

Tharanga Paranavitana had a disastrous first tour for Sri Lanka. In Pakistan in 2009, he scored a duck on his Test debut at Karachi and then was hurt during the horrific terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore. However, the gritty southpaw then made an impression when Pakistan toured Sri Lanka later that year with a couple of good knocks in the first Test. After Malinda Warnapura and Michael Vandort were axed, Paranavitana was looked at as a stable option at the top.
 
Paranavitana is stable and gritty, not spectacular or flashy; his comforting presence at one end has helped Tillakaratne Dilshan take on the opening role with ease. Even as Dilshan dominated attacks, Paranavitana was stable and continued to score quietly. However, he made a huge impact during India’s tour to Sri Lanka in 2010 when he smashed back-to-back tons in the first two Tests.
 
An average in the 30s shows that he hasn’t been able to convert his starts. The small cameos were not good enough for the selectors, and by the end of 2012, he lost his place in the Test side.
 
Nishad Pai Vaidya

Tharanga Paranavitana Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 32 60 1792 5 111 32.58 4274 41.92 2 11 206 5 27 0
ODIs 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Tharanga Paranavitana Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 32 102 86 1 86.00 5.058 102 0 0 1/26 1/26
ODIs 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Tharanga Paranavitana Career statistics

Test Debut

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at National Stadium, Karachi, February 21, 2009

Last Test

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at P Sara Oval, Colombo, November 25, 2012

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Live Cricket Score: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, second Test match at Colombo – Day Three

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Sri Lanka crush New Zealand by ten wickets in first Test at Galle

Rangana Herath exposed New Zealand's weakness against spin with a six-wicket haul as Sri Lanka raced to an emphatic 10-wicket win on ...

Paranavitana departs as Sri Lanka reduce deficit on day three

Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan's first innings score of 226, were 220 for 6 at tea on the third day of the third and final Test in ...

Paranavitana, Samaraweera lead Sri Lanka’s reply on day three at Pallekele

Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan’s first innings score of 226, were 142-3 at lunch on the third day of the third and final Test in ...

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