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Full name | Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Thalawa, Sri Lanka | 6 August 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut(cap 92) | 13 February 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 October 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 | Fortune Barishal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,17 October 2024 |
Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara (born 6 August 1994) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays T20Is for the national team. A fast bowler with a slinging action,Thushara made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2022 against Australia. [1] He is a past pupil of Thalawa Kanitu Vidyalaya,Alpitiya.
He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2015. [2] He made his List A debut for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 10 March 2018. [3] In October 2020,he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. [4] In August 2021,he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. [5] In November 2021,he was selected to play for the Galle Gladiators following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [6]
In July 2022,he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [7]
Nuwan was acquired by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 auction for 4.8 crores INR. [8]
In January 2022,he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [9] Later the month,he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their away series against Australia. [10] He made his T20I debut on 13 February 2022,for Sri Lanka against Australia. [11] In June 2022,he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against Australia. [12]
In February 2024,he was named in Sri Lanka's T20I squad for their tour to Bangladesh. [13] On 9 March 2024,during the third T20I,he took his first hat-trick in T20Is and became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to do so. [14] He also picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is. [15]
In May 2024,he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [16]
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