Nuwan Thushara
Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara (born 6 August 1994) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays T20Is for the national team. A fast bowler with a slinging action, similar to that of Lasith Malinga, Thushara made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in February 2022 against Australia.[1] He is a past pupil of Thalawa Kanitu Vidyalaya, Alpitiya. Domestic and franchise careerHe made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2015.[2] He made his List A debut for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 10 March 2018.[3] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Galle Gladiators following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6] In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[7] Nuwan was acquired by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 auction for 4.8 crores INR.[8] International careerIn January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[9] Later the month, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their away series against Australia.[10] He made his T20I debut on 13 February 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia.[11] In June 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against Australia.[12] In February 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka's T20I squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[13] On 9 March 2024, during the third T20I, he took his first hat-trick in T20Is and became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to do so.[14] He also picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is.[15] In May 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[16] References
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