Upul Tharanga

Upul Tharanga

Sri Lanka • Left Handed Bat
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
26 Mat
407 Runs
123.33 S/R
16.28 Avg
47 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Date of Birth February 2, 1985
Nationality Sri Lanka
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Role Left-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)
Family Nuwan Tharanga and Kumeesha Manori (Siblings), Nilanka Vithanage (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
NYL vs CHI 26 15 2 2 173.33 0 0 0 0
NYL vs TG 20 13 2 1 153.85 0 0 0 0
ATL vs NYL 55 25 4 5 220.00 0 0 0 0
NYL vs DL 36 19 4 2 189.47 0 0 0 0
NYL vs LAW 40 23 6 2 173.91 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 235 223 6951 9155 17 33.74 75.92 15 37 174 798 52 50 0
TESTs 31 58 1754 3212 3 31.89 54.60 3 8 165 239 9 24 0
T20Is 26 26 407 330 1 16.28 123.33 0 0 47 42 12 2 0
T20s 142 137 3711 2918 9 28.99 127.17 3 20 124 401 125 39 7
LISTAs 404 387 12581 16092 24 34.65 78.18 29 70 174 0 0 117 2
FIRSTCLASS 162 273 9991 0 13 38.42 0 24 41 265 0 0 115 1

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TESTs 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20Is 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LISTAs 404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 162 0 3.0 4 0 0 1.33 0 0 0

Upul Tharanga News

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed Sri Lankan men's team's cricket consultant for 1 year Sanath Jayasuriya appointed Sri Lankan men's team's cricket consultant for 1 year
Sanath Jayasuriya appointed Sri Lankan men's team's cricket consultant for 1 year
Upul Tharanga appointed chairman as Sri Lanka Cricket announces a new selection committee for two years Upul Tharanga appointed chairman as Sri Lanka Cricket announces a new selection committee for two years
Upul Tharanga appointed chairman as Sri Lanka Cricket announces a new selection committee for two years
Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Southern Super Stars vs Gujarat Giants Match 14 Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Southern Super Stars vs Gujarat Giants Match 14
Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Southern Super Stars vs Gujarat Giants Match 14
Legends League Cricket 2023 Most Runs and Most Wickets standings: Upul Tharanga and Sohail Tanvir finish at the top - Updated after Final Legends League Cricket 2023 Most Runs and Most Wickets standings: Upul Tharanga and Sohail Tanvir finish at the top - Updated after Final
Legends League Cricket 2023 Most Runs and Most Wickets standings: Upul Tharanga and Sohail Tanvir finish at the top - Updated after Final
Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Asia Lions and World Giants Match 3 Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Asia Lions and World Giants Match 3
Legends League Cricket 2023 Points Table: Updated standings after Asia Lions and World Giants Match 3

Upul Tharanga: A Brief Biography

Upul Tharanga Biography

Upul Tharanga is a Sri Lankan cricketer born on February 2, 1985 in Balapitiya. He is a left-handed batsman who is known for his delightful performances in the ODIs. He has been an early starter, playing for the country at an age of around 15.

Background

Tharanga entered the world of cricket at a young age, representing his country at U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels. After quite the innings in 2004, he was called to play for Loughton Cricket Club in Essex.

In 2005, an unfortunate tsunami destroyed his family home. However, he still moved to play for the country in the national team when he was selected.

He played for Sri Lanka national cricket team, Asia XI, Kandurata Maroons, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board XI and Sylhet Sixers.

Debut

Tharanga made his Test debut against India on December 18th, 2005. His ODI debut came against West Indies at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on August 02, 2005 and his T20 debut came against England at The Rose Bowl on June 15, 2006.

Low Points

During the March of 2011, Tharanga was caught violating an anti-doping policy that is strictly followed by the international board. However, he pleaded guilty and said that he had no idea that the medicine he had taken contained an illegal drug. He was given a three-month ban.

Tharanga was suspended for two games for taking too long to complete an over. In one game, he took 37 extra minutes than the allotted time.

Captaincy

Tharanga served as the 19th captain of Sri Lanka in the ODIs. He was also the 8th captain for Sri Lanka in the T20Is.

He was temporarily chosen because of the injuries of Angelo Mathews, but became a permanent captain after Mathews finally stepped down on 11th July 2017.

Though his career as a captain seemed to have good potential in the beginning when they beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in November 2016, it quickly turned sour at the end of 2017 when the Sri Lankan team lost badly against South Africa, India and Pakistan.

Records

Tharanga is known for his incredible partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya. He is the second batsman in the world who was involved in 200+ partnerships for seven times in ODI cricket, first being Ricky Ponting.

He also holds the record for the maximum number of days between two centuries in a Test, 10 years and 5 months.