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Full name Magina Thilan Thushara Mirando
Born March 1, 1981, Balapitiya
Current age 27 years 188 days
Major teams Colts Cricket Club,Kandurata,Nondescripts Cricket Club,Singha Sports Club,Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
6
0
49
14
8.16
113
43.36
0
0
6
0
1
0
ODIs
11
10
1
244
54*
27.11
244
100.00
0
1
23
4
1
0
First-class
90
135
12
1915
103*
15.56
1
5
35
0
List A
86
61
12
936
75*
19.10
0
3
10
0
Twenty20
11
9
2
82
33*
11.71
74
110.81
0
0
4
3
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
6
461
309
8
3/59
5/129
38.62
4.02
57.6
0
0
0
ODIs
11
11
462
391
14
5/47
5/47
27.92
5.07
33.0
0
1
0
First-class
90
11401
6779
233
6/50
29.09
3.56
48.9
7
1
List A
86
3151
2459
96
6/28
6/28
25.61
4.68
32.8
1
3
0
Twenty20
11
11
210
238
14
3/25
3/25
17.00
6.80
15.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jun 27-29, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kandurata v Wayamba at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Thushara is one of new fast bowling prospects to emerge in the last two
years. From the coastal town of Balapitiya, he made his first-class debut in
1998-99. After a few years of steady improvement, including a spell in the
BCCSL's Fast Bowling Unit, he caught the eye of the selectors and was
included for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa in 2002. He made his Test debut
against West Indies in 2003, but failed to make the Test or ODI squad for
the England tour later in the year. No rabbit with the bat, he is a
hard-hitting striker of the ball and has two first-class half-centuries to
his name. He played an important role in Kandurata ending as Inter-provincial limited-overs joint champs in 2008, finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 11 wickets. That earned him a recall to the Test squad for the tour of West Indies and he impressed with eight wickets in two Tests. He was later included in the 30-man probables for the Champions Trophy.
Charlie Austin and Cricinfo Staff (June 2008)
