Upul Tharanga

Upul Tharanga
Upul Tharanga, October 2017
Personal information
Full name
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga
Born (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 39)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
NicknameUpula
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)18 December 2005 v India
Last Test12 August 2017 v India
ODI debut (cap 125)2 August 2005 v West Indies
Last ODI16 March 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.44
T20I debut (cap 11)15 June 2006 v England
Last T20I16 March 2018 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.44
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01Singha Sports Club
2003–presentNondescripts Cricket Club
2007–presentRuhuna
2014Kandurata Maroons
2017Sylhet Sixers
2018–2019Dhaka Dynamites
2020Lalitpur Patriots
2020Dambulla Viiking
2021Sri Lanka Legends
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 31 235 157 404
Runs scored 1,754 6,951 9,755 12,581
Batting average 31.89 33.74 38.71 34.65
100s/50s 3/8 15/37 24/40 29/70
Top score 165 174* 265* 174*
Catches/stumpings 24/0 50/0 114/1 117/2
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2007 West-Indies
Runner-up 2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 11 March 2023

Warushavithana Upul Tharanga (born 2 February 1985), commonly known as Upul Tharanga (Sinhala: උපුල් තරංග) is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer. A former limited-overs captain,[1] Tharanga played all formats of the game. He was a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. On 23 February 2021, Upul announced his retirement from international cricket.[2] He is the current national chief selector of both Sri Lanka men's and women's cricket teams.

  1. ^ "Chandimal to lead SL in Tests, Tharanga in shorter formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Upul Tharanga announces retirement from international cricket". Cricbuzz. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.