Nuwan Thushara

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Fullname
Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara
Born (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 31)
Thalawa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
Nuwan Thushara
Personal information
Full name
Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara
Born (1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 31)
Thalawa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 92)13 February 2022 v Australia
Last T20I26 September 2025 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–2022Galle Gladiators
2023Jaffna Kings
2023Quetta Gladiators
2024MI Cape Town
2024Fortune Barishal
2024Mumbai Indians
2024Dambulla Sixers
2025–presentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
2025/26Gulf Giants
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 28 5 40 111
Runs scored 9 2 10 40
Batting average 4.50 0.66 2.50 4.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 6 1* 4* 7*
Balls bowled 569 312 1,253 2,151
Wickets 36 2 46 151
Bowling average 20.94 118.50 22.69 19.06
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/20 2/37 4/35 5/13
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 5/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2025

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. He is currently playing for Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bengaluru

He 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 career

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