Sri Lanka
Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana
Key facts
- Age
- 44
- Born
- 15/4/1982
- Position
- Opening batter
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 TestsSri Lanka | 5 | 249 | 614 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 485 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 80 | 15 | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| 2011 TestsSri Lanka | 11 | 580 | 1,639 | 60 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 14 | – | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1,325 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 187 | 51 | 15 | – | 2 | 13 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 2010 TestsSri Lanka | 6 | 433 | 986 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 756 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 143 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 TestsSri Lanka | 8 | 500 | 984 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 43 | 60 | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 742 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 40 | 12 | – | 2 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| 2008 TestsSri Lanka | 2 | 30 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Career5 seasons | 32 | 1,792 | 4,274 | 206 | 5 | 60 | 55 | 1 | 86 | 102 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3,349 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 538 | 134 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent innings
5 matches, 10 innings: 249 runs at 27.7, SR 41, HS 75, 1 × 50
| Match | Inns | Bat | How out |
|---|---|---|---|
| v New Zealand25 Nov · Tests | 1st | 40 (112) | caught |
| 2nd | 0 (1) | lbw | |
| v New Zealand17 Nov · Tests | 1st | 0 (16) | bowled |
| 2nd | 31* (51) | not out | |
| v Pakistan8 July · Tests | 1st | 75 (188) | bowled |
| 2nd | 22 (38) | caught | |
| v Pakistan30 June · Tests | 1st | 0 (12) | caught |
| 2nd | 32 (72) | lbw | |
| v Pakistan22 June · Tests | 1st | 24 (59) | stumped |
| 2nd | 25 (65) | lbw |
Game log, 2012 Tests
| Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 2 v New ZealandL 439-606 25 Nov | 40 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Match 1 v New ZealandW 340-339 17 Nov | 31 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Match 3 v PakistanD 532-606 8 July | 97 | 226 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Match 2 v PakistanD 477-651 30 June | 32 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Match 1 v PakistanW 609-400 22 June | 49 | 124 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Splits, Tests
| Split | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DrawsResult | 16 | 56.1 | 133 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 103 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| LossesResult | 8 | 54.8 | 149 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.9 | – | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.9 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | – | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| WinsResult | 8 | 57.1 | 120 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 90.9 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 8 of 32 | 32 | 56.0 | 134 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 105 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PakistanOpponent · won 3 of 11 | 11 | 58.6 | 135 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 102 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | – | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| IndiaOpponent · won 1 of 6 | 6 | 82.0 | 170 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | 129 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | – | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| New ZealandOpponent · won 3 of 4 | 4 | 32.3 | 83.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | – | – | 0.3 | 0.8 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – |
| AustraliaOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 44.0 | 126 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 104 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 | – | – | 1.0 | 0.7 | – | – | – |
| EnglandOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 65.3 | 184 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | – | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | – | – | – |
| West IndiesOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 47.0 | 123 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | 99.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – |
| South AfricaOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 28.5 | 69.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 56.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | – | 0.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Galle International StadiumGround · won 5 of 7 | 7 | 67.7 | 151 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 116 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | – | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | – | 0.1 | – |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, ColomboGround · won 1 of 5 | 5 | 69.0 | 151 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 113 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 22.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | – | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium, ColomboGround · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 35.7 | 91.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.3 | 71.7 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | – | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.3 |
| Pallekele International Cricket StadiumGround · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 50.7 | 127 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Brabourne Stadium, MumbaiGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 107 | 225 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Dubai International Cricket StadiumGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 78.0 | 268 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium, LahoreGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 24.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Green Park, KanpurGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 58.0 | 120 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 99.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Kingsmead, DurbanGround · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 51.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 41.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Lord's, LondonGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 109 | 270 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 221 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| National Stadium, KarachiGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium, ColomboGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 97.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 82.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, AhmedabadGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 35.0 | 55.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | 41.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sharjah Cricket StadiumGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 80.0 | 173 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 129 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 1.0 | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Sophia Gardens, CardiffGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 66.0 | 201 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| SuperSport Park, CenturionGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 88.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 71.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – |
| The Rose Bowl, SouthamptonGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 81.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 71.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.