Niroshan Dickwella is a dynamic Sri Lankan left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman known for his attacking style, representing Sri Lanka internationally, Chattogram Royals in the BPL, and various domestic/franchise teams; he debuted in 2014, is a former Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (2012), and holds records like being a quick scorer with over 2700 Test runs and numerous List A centuries, though his career also includes disciplinary issues.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galle vs Dambulla · 4th Match | First Class | April 19, 2026 | 62 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 77.50 |
| Galle vs Kandy · 1st Match | First Class | April 6, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sudurpaschim Royals vs Lumbini Lions · Final | T20 | December 13, 2025 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions · Qualifier 2 | T20 | December 11, 2025 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 131.82 |
| Kathmandu Gorkhas vs Lumbini Lions · Eliminator | T20 | December 10, 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Lumbini Lions vs Janakpur Bolts · Match 25 | T20 | December 5, 2025 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Premier League 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 24, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Abu Dhabi T10 League 2025 | T10 | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 52 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 167.74 |
| Nepal Premier League 2025 | T20 | Nov 17, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025 | 137 | 112 | 11 | 3 | 122.32 |
| SLC T20 League 2025 | T20 | Aug 7, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025 | 134 | 83 | 16 | 4 | 161.45 |
| Global Super League 2025 | T20 | Jul 10, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025 | 62 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 114.81 |
| Lanka T10 Super League 2024 | T10 | Dec 11, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024 | 54 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 122.73 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 54 | 96 | 2757 | 4148 | 96 | 30.9700 | 66.4600 | 7 | 304 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 52 | 1604 | 1717 | 116 | 31.4500 | 93.4100 | 1 | 187 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| T20 | 166 | 158 | 3149 | 2174 | 79 | 21.5600 | 144.8400 | 12 | 411 | 82 | 17 | 0 |
| T20I | 28 | 27 | 480 | 366 | 68 | 18.4600 | 131.1400 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 164 | 157 | 5349 | 5379 | 140 | 34.7300 | 99.4400 | 3 | 623 | 76 | 24 | 13 |
| First Class | 150 | 257 | 8817 | 10927 | 209 | 36.1300 | 80.6900 | 13 | 983 | 65 | 51 | 17 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 54 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 166 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 164 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 150 | 5 | 16.00 | 96 | 91 | 1 | 91.0000 | 5.6800 | 96.0000 | 1/30 | 1/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In July 2014, on his Test debut, he was fined 10% of the match fees for claiming unfair catch.
During the fourth ODI against South Africa on 7 February 2017, Dickwella had a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada and was fined, along with gaining three demerit points. On 21 February 2017, Dickwella was suspended for two limited over matches, after a Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park. He was fined 30% of his match fees and was given two more demerit points.
In July 2017, Dickwella was fined 30 percent of his match fee and received two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. during the ODI against Zimbabwe.
On 28 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suspended Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka after they breached the team’s bio-secure bubble during Sri Lanka’s tour of England. All three players were seen in the city centre of Durham, with SLC sending them all back home ahead of the ODI matches. In July 2021, following the outcome of the incident, Dickwella was suspended from playing in international cricket for one year. Sri Lanka Cricket agreed to lift the ban early, rescinding the punishment in January 2022.
| Cricketer | Kusal Perera, sachin Tendulkar |
| Sports | Cricket and football |
| Destination | New work |
| Colour | Black |
Nondescripts Cricket Club
5ft 9in
Dickwella is a top order batsman
