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Upul Tharanga

Full Name
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born
02-02-1985 Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Current Age
37 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka, Asian Cricket Council XI
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Upul Tharanga

Photos: Upul Tharanga

  • Australia vs Sri Lanka, CB Series 3rd final, Adelaide (Mar 8, 2012)

    Australia vs Sri Lanka, CB Series 3rd final, Adelaide (Mar 8, 2012)

  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 3rd ODI, Mirpur (Mar 15, 2012)

    Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 3rd ODI, Mirpur (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Sri Lanka vs India, 4th ODI, Colombo (Jul 31, 2012)

    Sri Lanka vs India, 4th ODI, Colombo (Jul 31, 2012)

Videos: Upul Tharanga

  • ICC CT 2017: Tharanga Post Match Press Conference, SA vs SL, Match 3

    ICC CT 2017: Tharanga Post Match Press Conference, SA vs SL, Match 3

  • ICC CT 2017: Tharanga Pre-Match Press Conference, SL vs SA, Match 3

    ICC CT 2017: Tharanga Pre-Match Press Conference, SL vs SA, Match 3

  • JP Duminy ​ takes sensational catch to dismiss Upul ​T​haranga

    JP Duminy ​ takes sensational catch to dismiss Upul ​T​haranga

  • Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2012 6th ODI: Highlights

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2012 6th ODI: Highlights

Upul Tharanga Biography

Despite his ability to help build big ODI partnerships — almost always playing the foil — Tharanga’s career has been marred by inconsistencies. He has somehow never got going in Tests and T20Is, but has got more ODI runs and hundreds than you are aware of. Unfortunately, his has been a career of strings of big scores followed by major slumps.

A brilliant 117 against South Africa in the Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup in 2004 was when the left-handed batsman from Balapitiya came to fore. He backed the ton with a 42-ball 61 against India. This was followed by a stint with Loughton Cricket Club, Essex. His call-up to the national side though was marred by the tsunami — that washed away his home in Ambalangoda, a fishing town on the west coast.

Tharanga’s best performance came during Sri Lanka’s tour to England in 2006 when the visitors dished out a historic 5-0 thrashing. He scored 347 runs in 5 games with two tons and one half-century. He put up 286 with Sanath Jayasuriya (in a mere 191 balls), thus setting a new world record for the opening stand.
His back-to-back tons in Champions Trophy 2006 seemed to have cemented his spot before his form went awry. He had a poor World Cup 2007 and was subsequently dropped from the side.

After being in and out of the side, Tharanga found his groove back in World Cup 2011, where he scored 395 runs at an average of 56.42. He was also a part of two double-hundred partnerships for the first wicket in the tournament with Tillakaratne Dilshan. In between all this, he was a part of three double-hundred stands for the opening wicket with Mahela Jayawardene as well.

Nikhil Popat

Upul Tharanga Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 31 58 1754 3 165 31.89 3212 54.60 3 8 239 9 24 0
ODIs 236 223 6951 17 174* 33.74 9155 75.92 15 37 798 52 50 0
T20s 26 26 407 1 47 16.28 330 123.3 0 0 42 12 2 0
World Cup 21 21 697 2 133 36.68 923 75.51 2 4 79 4 4 0

Upul Tharanga Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ODIs 236 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Upul Tharanga Career statistics

Test Debut

India v Sri Lanka at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, December 18, 2005

Last Test

Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, August 12, 2017

ODI Debut

Sri Lanka v West Indies at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, August 2, 2005

Last ODI

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Newlands, Cape Town, March 16, 2019

T20 Debut

England v Sri Lanka at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, June 15, 2006

Last T20

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, March 16, 2018

News ON Upul Tharanga

Sachin Tendulkar Not Participating in Legends League Cricket Confirms SRT Sports Management

The Legends Cricket League will feature retired players. It recently announced its Indian squad for the tournament which will be played ...

Sri Lanka recall Suranga Lakmal for T20I series against South Africa

Lakmal, who last played a T20I in March 2018, while his last ODI appearance came in September in the same year.

2nd ODI: Sri Lanka opt to bowl, Upul Tharanga left out

South Africa won the first match in the five-game series by eight wickets.

Akila Dananjaya, Upul Tharanga return in Sri Lanka ODI squad for South Africa series

Dhananjaya, who was suspended from bowling after ICC found action his illegal in December last year, had is action tested in Chennai

Tamim Iqbal scores century as Comilla Victorians crowned champions of BPL 2019

Tamim bludgeoned 11 towering sixes and 10 boundaries in his sensational 141 coming in just 61 balls as Victorians finished at a mammoth ...

BPL 2019: Sunil Narine’s all-round show seals Dhaka Dyamites’ six-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings

Narine scored a quickfire 31 off 16 to go with his four-wicket haul.

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Features ON Upul Tharanga

    Year-ender 2017: One of Sri Lanka’s worst years

    Sri Lanka lost 7 Tests in 2017, 4 by an innings and 2 others by 282 and 304 runs. Their ODI performance was their worst in 26 years. ...

    India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Dharamsala: Rohit Sharma vs No. 1 challenge, Jasprit Bumrah vs Upul Tharanga and other key battles

    From the gas chamber to the serene hills, the centre of action for Sri Lanka's tour of India shifts to Dharamsala.

    India vs Sri Lanka, ODI series: Marks out of 10 for Upul Tharanga and co.

    Sri Lanka suffered their second consecutive series whitewash at home.

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: Mashrafe Mortaza vs Upul Tharanga and other key battles

    The second and final T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be the last time we will see Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza in the ...

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI at Dambulla: Likely XI for Mashrafe Mortaza and Upul Tharanga-led sides

    Both teams will now want to play out the second ODI with much more intensity making this a crackerjack of a contest.

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Mashrafe Mortaza vs Upul Tharanga and other key battles

    Sri Lanka will lock horns with Bangladesh in first of the three-ODI series at Dambulla.

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