Lahiru Thirimanne

Lahiru Thirimanna
ළහිරු තිරිමාන්න
Personal information
Full name Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne
Born 9 August 1989
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Nickname Thiri
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Allrounder
Relations spouse - Rukshani Thirimanne
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 116) 16 June 2011 v England
Last Test 2–7 January 2015 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 143) 5 January 2010 v India
Last ODI 18 March 2015 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 66
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–present Ragama
2008–09 Basnahira South
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 94 69 154
Runs scored 721 2,173 4,466 3,742
Batting average 26.70 33.43 42.53 33.11
100s/50s 1/3 4/12 12/22 4/27
Top score 155* 139* 156* 139*
Balls bowled 84 104 144 120
Wickets 0 3 0 4
Bowling average – 31.33 – 29.00
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling - 2/36 – 2/36
Catches/stumpings 8/– 33/– 58/–0 50/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2015

Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne (known as Lahiru Thirimanne - ළහිරු තිරිමාන්න (Sinhala)) (born 9 August 1989) is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. He is left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, and currently the vice-captain of One-Day international side.

School career

Thirimanne began his cricketing career at S.Thomas' College, Bandarawela and played Under 11 cricket and his first coach was Sujeewa Gunarathne. He studied at S.Thomas' College Bandarawela initially as his father, who was employed at the Survey Department was transferred. After passing the grade 5 scholarship exam Lahiru joined Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa and played in the Under 13,15,17 and 19 team.

International career

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in early 2010.[1] He made his Test debut against England at the Rose Bowl in June 2011,[2] coming into the side for the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan.[3] In his first Test innings, he was dismissed for 10 runs caught behind off the bowling of James Anderson.[4]

Thirimanne Scored his first ODI century against Australia at Adelaide Oval during second ODI of 2012–13 Commonwealth Bank Series.[5]

During the 2014 Asia Cup in Bangladesh, he opened the batting with Kusal Perera, due to injury of Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was not included to the series. He scored two magnificent hundreds against Pakistan, where he finally ended up being the highest run scorer in the tournament with 2 centuries with the average of 55.80. Eventually, Sri Lanka became champions for the fifth time in Asia Cup history.

On 23 January 2015, during the fifth ODI between New Zealand, he captained the Sri Lanka, due to slight injury of captain Angelo Mathews. However, his first match as a captain did not underway well, as they lost the match by 108 runs. He also took 2 wickets at that match, and scored 45 runs as a opener.[6] He also captained the 6th and 7th ODIs of the series, where 6th ODI ended with a huge defeat, and 7th ODI was comfortably won under his captaincy. However, Sri Lanka lost the series to 4-2 finally.

During the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Thirimanne started to open the batting with Tillakaratne Dilshan. Before the tournament, Sri Lankan opening pair was struggeled to pick up, but finally it was sealed between Thirimanne and Dilshan. On 1 March 2015, he scored his 4th ODI century against England, where Sri Lanka chasing 309 runs. He added 212* runs for the second wicket partnership with Kumar Sangakkara to win the match. He was unbeaten 139 in the match.[7]

Personal life

Thirimanne is married to Rukshani Thirimanne. The wedding was on 17 December 2014 at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.

International Centuries

ODI centuries

Lahiru Thirimanne's One Day International centuries
Runs Match Against City/country Venue Year
[1] 102* 33  Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2013[8]
[2] 102 58  Pakistan Fatullah, Bangladesh Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium 2014[9]
[3] 101 62  Pakistan Dhaka, Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium 2014[10]
[4] 139* 91  England Wellington, New Zealand Westpac Stadium 2015[11]

Test centuries

Lahiru Thirimanne's Test centuries
Runs Match Against City/country Venue Year
[1] 155* 9  Bangladesh Galle, Sri lanka Galle International Stadium 2013[12]

International Centuries

One Day International half-centuries

ODI half-centuries of Lahiru Thirimanne
Runs Match Against City/country Venue Year
[1] 69 5  South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa New Wanderers Stadium 2012
[2] 62 9  India Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 2012
[3] 51 12  Australia Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2012
[4] 77 27  India Kandy, Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium 2012
[5] 57 42  Australia London, England Kennington Oval 2013
[6] 68 52  South Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium 2013
[7] 60* 68  England Birmingham, England Edgbaston 2014
[8] 59 72  India Kolkata, India Eden Gardens 2014
[9] 52 73  India Ranchi, India JSCA International Stadium Complex 2014
[10] 62* 76  England Hambantota, Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium 2014
[11] 65 88  New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand Hagley Oval 2015
[12] 52 90  Bangladesh Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2015

One-Day International Cricket – Man of the series awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 2014 Asia Cup in Bangladesh 2014 (5 Matches) 279 runs. Won by

One Day Internationals - Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 13 January 2013 102* (134 balls: 12x4, 0x6)  Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.[13]
2 England Edgebaston, Birmingham 3 June 2014 60* (101 balls: 2x4, 1x6)  Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[14]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Lahiru Thirimanne to debut today against India". ColomboPage. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Sheringham, Sam (16 June 2011). "England put Sri Lanka under pressure at the Rose Bowl". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. ↑ McGlashan, Andrew (15 June 2011). "Hosts aim to expose Sri Lanka's problems". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Anderson removes Thirimanne before lunch". The Hindu (Rose Bowl, Southampton: AP). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Thirimanne guides Sri Lanka to resounding win". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/749789.html
  7. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine//match/656441.html
  8. ↑ "Sri Lanka in Australia ODI Series – 2nd ODI". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Asia Cup 2014 Match 1". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/engine/match/710311.html
  11. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine//match/656441.html
  12. ↑ "Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series – 1 st Test". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/573015.html
  14. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/667897.html
  15. ↑ http://www.gossiplankanews.com/2014/12/lahiru-thirimannes-wedding.html

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