Lahiru Thirimanne

Lahiru Thirimanne
Personal information
Full name
Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne
Born (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 35)
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
NicknameThiri, Optimus
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 116)16 June 2011 v Pakistan
Last Test12 March 2022 v India
ODI debut (cap 143)5 January 2010 v India
Last ODI2 October 2019 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.66
T20I debut (cap 44)1 June 2012 v Pakistan
Last T20I28 March 2016 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentRagama
2008–2009Basnahira South
2015Dhaka Dynamites
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 43 127 135 223
Runs scored 2,080 3,194 8,539 6,007
Batting average 27.01 34.71 41.05 35.33
100s/50s 3/10 4/21 22/42 7/43
Top score 155* 139* 187* 139*
Balls bowled 84 104 270 120
Wickets 0 3 1 4
Bowling average 31.33 166.00 29.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/36 1/13 2/36
Catches/stumpings 38/– 38/– 143/– 69/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 March 2022
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Team

Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne, known as Lahiru Thirimanne (Sinhala: හෙට්ටිගේ දොන් රුමේෂ් ළහිරු තිරිමාන්න; born 9 August 1989) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, and a former ODI captain. He is a left-handed opening batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He had also acted as a vice-captain of the Sri Lanka One Day International team, when he was dropped from the team after poor performances.[1] He was recalled in 2018 for the national team.[2] Thirimanne was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, and the 2014 Asia Cup, where he was the player of the series in the Asia tournament.

For batsmen to play 50 or more Test innings in the top six, Thirimanne's average of 22.06 was the worst in history, sitting just under the figure of 22.07 recorded by Bangladesh's Javed Omar in his 40-game Test career. Since maiden test century at Galle he had gone seven years and 10 months without another, averaging 18.86 in 53 innings until his second test century against England.[3] But Thirimanne showed good comeback in test format in 2021.[3]

On 22 July 2023, Thirimanne announces his retirement from international cricket and migrated to Australia.[4]

  1. ^ "Lahiru Thirimanne's Wedding – Gossip Lanka News". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ Balasuriya, Madushka (30 November 2018). "Hope to give confidence to Thirimanne, Samarawickrama - SLC selector". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gardner, Ben (17 January 2021). "Lahiru Thirimanne: From Worst Batsman In History To Test Centurion In The Space Of Three Days". Wisden.
  4. ^ "Lahiru Thirimanne has announced his retirement from international cricket". NewsWire. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.