Kithuruwan Vithanage

Kithuruwan Vithanage
Personal information
Full name Kasun Disi Kithuruwan Vithanage
Born (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 124) 8–12 March 2013 v Bangladesh
Last Test 10–14 December 2015 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 158) 25 December 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI 27 December 2013 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 51) 20 May 2014 v England
Last T20I 10 January 2016 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2011 Colombo Cricket Club
2013–present Basnahira
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 9 6 3 54
Runs scored 361 75 40 3,704
Batting average 30.08 15.00 13.33 45.72
100s/50s 1/1 0/0 0/0 11/15
Top score 103* 27 38 351
Balls bowled 174 12 - 546
Wickets 1 - 4
Bowling average 133.00 - 106.00
5 wickets in innings 0 - 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a - 0
Best bowling - 2/24
Catches/stumpings 8/ 2/ 1/-; 37/
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 10 January 2016

Kasun Disi Kithuruwan Vithanage (Sinhalese: කිත්රුවන් විතානගේ) (born February 1991 in Colombo), or commonly Kithuruwan Vithanage, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all forms of the game in international level.[1] He is a Left-hand batsman and Legbreak bowler.[2]

International career

He made his test debut for Sri Lanka on 8 March 2013 Galle against Bangladesh and One day International debut 25 December 2013 at Abu Dhabi against Pakistan. He scored 59 runs on his test debut and 27 runs on ODI debut. He could not continue a good form in ODIS but scored his first test ton against Bangladesh scoring 103 not out. He made his T20I debut against England on May 20, 2014 and scored 38 runs.

After New Zealand tour in Sri Lanka A team, Vithanage showed his talents that he can come in to the Test side back. He was called up for the first Test against New Zealand on 10 December 2015.

Kithuruwan Vithanage
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Competitor for  Sri Lanka
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team

International centuries

Test centuries

Kithuruwan Vithanage's Test centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 103* 3  Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium 2014 Won

See also

References

External links

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