Thilan Thushara
84Sri Lanka · PACE · 2008 to 2010 · on scorecards: T Thushara
BATTING
- Matches
- 38
- Innings
- 27
- Runs
- 392
- Average
- 18.66
- Strike rate
- 92.45
- High score
- 54*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 50
- Average
- 27.86
- Economy
- 4.98
- Strike rate
- 33.5
- Best figures
- 5/47
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 4 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Thilan Thushara played 38 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2010. The first came against West Indies at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, with a score of 0 and 1 wicket, and the last against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 357 runs at 18.8 in 32 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 54 not out from 46 balls against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2008, in a match Sri Lanka won. The best bowling is 5 for 47 against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2008.
In all: 1 fifty, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 32.4 across 15 ODIs; away it was 6.3 across 13 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 269 runs at 29.9 in 16 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 163 runs at 27.2. Sri Lanka won 24 of the ODIs Thilan Thushara played and lost 13.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 38 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54* | 46 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 44 | 46 | India | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 40 | 29 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 30 | 55 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 28* | 27 | Zimbabwe | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2009 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/47 | 8.4 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 3/29 | 8 | Pakistan | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 3/33 | 7 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 3/33 | 9 | Pakistan | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 3/57 | 9 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 269 | 29.89 | 0/1 | 21 | 33.19 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 44 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 24.15 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 19.75 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 33.75 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 55.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 11.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 12.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 227 | 32.43 | 0/1 | 25 | 23.52 |
| Away | 13 | 50 | 6.25 | 0/0 | 15 | 25.47 |
| Neutral | 10 | 115 | 19.17 | 0/0 | 10 | 42.30 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 357 | 18.79 | 0/1 | 42 | 26.14 |
| 2010s | 6 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 36.88 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 9 | 163 | 27.17 | 0/1 | 14 | 27.57 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 7 | 57 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 34.14 |
| National Stadium | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 126.50 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 6 | 64 | 64.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 18.36 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 19.60 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 11.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2008 at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2010 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 March 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 424
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 68.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 118.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 13.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 169.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 378 balls faced in that period.
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