Full Name
Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara
Place Of Birth
Thalawa
Born
6 August 1994
Country
Sri Lanka
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara is a Sri Lankan right-arm medium-fast bowler known for his distinct slinging action, often compared to Lasith Malinga. Has featured in T20 leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). His professional career includes making his international debut in 2022 and taking a hat-trick in a T20I against Bangladesh in 2024.
Table of Content
Cricket Polls
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · 1st T20I | T20I | January 7, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe · 2nd T20I | T20I | November 20, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh · 2nd T20I | T20I | July 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| New Zealand vs Sri Lanka · 2nd T20I | T20I | December 30, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs New Zealand · 2nd T20I | T20I | November 10, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dambulla Sixers vs Colombo Strikers · Match 20 | T20 | July 16, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka vs Pakistan · 1st T20I | T20I | January 7, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.50 |
| Gulf Giants vs Desert Vipers · Match 12 | T20 | December 12, 2025 | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.43 |
| Gulf Giants vs Sharjah Warriorz · Match 10 | T20 | December 10, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants · Match 8 | T20 | December 8, 2025 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants · Match 5 | T20 | December 6, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates · Match 3 | T20 | December 4, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2026 | T20I | Jan 7, 2026 - Jan 11, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pakistan T20I Tri-Series 2025 | T20I | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2025 | T20I | Aug 29, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SLC T20 League 2025 | T20 | Aug 7, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 19.5 | 1 | 192 | 4 | 2/33 | 9.68 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 23 | 1 | 185 | 6 | 4/18 | 8.04 |
| Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2025 | T20I | Aug 29, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1/47 | 11.75 |
| SLC T20 League 2025 | T20 | Aug 7, 2025 - Aug 16, 2025 | 11.4 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 2/36 | 9.94 |
| Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025 | T20I | Jun 17, 2025 - Jul 16, 2025 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 1/25 | 7.91 |
| Indian Premier League 2025 | T20 | Mar 22, 2025 - Jun 3, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1/26 | 6.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 137 | 36 | 41 | 71 | 7 | 4.1000 | 57.7400 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 30 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 5.0000 | 34.4800 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 44 | 18 | 10 | 80 | 4 | 2.5000 | 12.5000 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0.6600 | 8.0000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 8 | 8 | 30 | 180 | 283 | 9 | 31.44 | 9.43 | 20 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 137 | 136 | 448.00 | 2688 | 3699 | 174 | 21.2500 | 8.2500 | 15.4000 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 30 | 30 | 99.50 | 599 | 815 | 36 | 22.6300 | 8.1600 | 16.6000 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 44 | 41 | 235.30 | 1413 | 1231 | 50 | 24.6200 | 5.2200 | 28.2000 | 4/35 | 4/35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 5 | 6 | 52.00 | 312 | 237 | 2 | 118.5000 | 4.5500 | 156.0000 | 2/37 | 2/37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
Domestic Debuts Of Nuwan Thushara
- First-class: December 26, 2015, for Sinhalese Sports Club
- List A: March 10, 2018, for Colombo Cricket Club
- Other: He also made his debut for the Sri Lanka Youth Team in 2013, according to Cricketnmore.
IPL Debut Of Nuwan Thushara
Thushara's debut match was on May 27, 2025, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Lucknow Super Giants.
Teams Nuwan Thushara Played In
- National Team: Sri Lanka (2022–present)
- Domestic Teams: Includes Galle Gladiators, Jaffna Kings, Quetta Gladiators, and Dambulla Sixers
- Franchise Teams: Includes MI Cape Town, Mumbai Indians, and currently the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL
International Debut Of Nuwan Thushara
- T20I: February 13, 2022, against Australia in a T20I
