nuwan zoysa Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
nuwan zoysa is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa
Born
May 13, 1978, Colombo
Age
45 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 30 | 95 | - | 3 |
Inn | 40 | 47 | - | 2 |
Runs | 288 | 343 | - | 11 |
Avg | 8.47 | 13.19 | - | 11.0 |
SR | 41.44 | 95.81 | - | 122.22 |
HS | 28 | 47 | - | 10 |
NO | 6 | 21 | - | 1 |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
4s | 31 | 29 | - | 1 |
6s | 5 | 7 | - | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 30 | 95 | - | 3 |
Inn | 51 | 93 | - | 3 |
Balls | 4422 | 4259 | - | 66 |
Runs | 2157 | 3213 | - | 99 |
Wkt | 64 | 108 | - | 2 |
BBI | 20 / 5 | 26 / 5 | - | 30 / - |
BBM | 73 / 8 | 26 / 5 | - | 30 / - |
Eco | 2.93 | 4.53 | - | 9.0 |
Avg | 33.7 | 29.75 | - | 49.5 |
5W | 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Sri Lanka
- Basnahira South
- Deccan Chargers
- Khulna Division
- Sinhalese Sports Club
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Like most promising youngsters climbing up the ranks of school cricket in Sri Lanka in the 1990s, Zoysa too was spotted was Arjuna Ranatunga and fast tracked to play for the Sinhalese Cricket Club and by 1997 found himself in the national side. Lanky and boasting of a clean, smooth action, he was a massive threat on his day. One such day came in 1999, when only in his eighth Test, Zoysa notched up a hat-trick.
There never really is a good time to get injured but just when he was supposed to be at his peak, a stress fracture in his back saw him struggle for form and fitness. He lost his pace and also his place in the side. This was the phase he discovered the hard hitting batsman in him. On his return, he was a handy package, a wily old bowler and a finisher. Along with Chaminda Vaas, a threatening partnership was sealed in the mid-2000s.
A dodgy knee then flared up to cut short the remainder of his career just before the team departed to the Caribbean for the 2007 World Cup. A few matches with the Deccan Chargers in the inaugural season of the IPL followed but that was the end of his career at the highest level. Nevertheless, he remains one of the brighter spots in the list of Sri Lanka's fast bowlers.
Vineet Anantharaman
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A left-arm seam bowler with a loping, rhythmical run-up and action, Zoysa has shown plenty of promise, but his career has so far been plagued by injuries. He was discarded after a disappointing tour to England in 2002, but he trained hard and regained pace, nip and bounce off the pitch. Most importantly, though, he returned with the delivery that moves back into the right-hander, a weapon that makes him a far more potent force.
A natural striker of the ball, he's also emerged as a useful lower-order strokeplayer. During the A tour to Kenya in 2003, he was even employed as a pinch-hitter to good effect, and, making his comeback to international cricket in the one-day series against Australia in 2003-04, Zoysa further underscored his batting potential with a matchwinning unbeaten 47 in the final match.
His bowling continued on its upward curve, culminating in a damaging five-wicket haul against South Africa in the one-day series in 2004-05. First spotted by Arjuna Ranatunga, who encouraged him to join the SSC in Colombo, he made his debut during the 1996-97 tour of New Zealand. In only his eighth Test, Zoysa achieved the rare feat of claiming a hat-trick off his first over of the match, against Zimbabwe at Harare in 1999-2000. His victims were accomplished top-order batsmen too - Trevor Gripper, Murray Goodwin and Neil Johnson.
Charlie Austin (September 2004)