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Niroshan Bandaratilleke

Niroshan Bandaratilleke
නිරෝෂන් බණ්ඩාරතිලක
Personal information
Full nameMapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Born16 May 1975
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 72)27 May 1998 v New Zealand
Last Test29 November 2001 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 96)21 June 1998 v New Zealand
Last ODI7 July 1998 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 7 3
Runs scored 93
Batting average 11.62
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 25
Balls bowled 1,722 144
Wickets 23 2
Bowling average 30.34 55.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/36 2/34
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2006

Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke (born 16 May 1975) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played seven Test matches and three One Day Internationals for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He played as a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler.

Domestic career

Bandaratilleke played first-class cricket from 1994 to 2009 for Badureliya Sports Club.

International career

When he played for Sri Lanka his bowling style was praised as a complement to Muttiah Muralitharan. He generally took good advantage of poor wickets, none more so than when he took his career best bowling figures of 9/83 against New Zealand in his second Test of the career.


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