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Full name Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa
Born May 13, 1978, Colombo
Current age 27 years 62 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 30 40 6 288 28* 8.47 695 41.43 0 0 31 5 4 0
ODIs 88 44 21 332 47* 14.43 338 98.22 0 0 27 7 12 0
First-class 81 99 20 1115 69 14.11 0 3 15 0
List A 127 64 24 591 50 14.77 0 1 16 0
Twenty-20 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 14 100.00 0 0 0 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 30 4422 2157 64 5/20 8/73 33.70 2.92 69.09 2 1 0
ODIs 88 4067 3006 103 5/26 5/26 29.18 4.43 39.48 2 1 0
First-class 81 11004 5226 210 7/58 24.88 2.84 52.39 5 0
List A 127 5723 4241 158 5/26 5/26 26.84 4.44 36.22 1 1 0
Twenty-20 1 24 10 3 3/10 3/10 3.33 2.50 8.00 0 0 0
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Test debut New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin - Mar 7-10, 1997
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Last Test Australia v Sri Lanka at Cairns - Jul 9-13, 2004 scorecard
ODI debut New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch - Mar 25, 1997
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Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore - Oct 16, 2004 scorecard
First-class span 1996/97 - 2005
List A span 1996/97 - 2004/05
Twenty-20 span 2004
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
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