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Full name | Warushavithana Upul Tharanga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Balapitiya, Sri Lanka | 2 February 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut | 18 December 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 18 December 2007 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut | 2 August 2005 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 18 January 2013 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000–01 | Singha Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–present | Nondescripts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–present | Ruhuna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 02 July 2013 |
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga (born 2 February 1985), commonly known as Upul Tharanga, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.
Early life
Upul Tharanga had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. He started his cricket career as a teenager at his school. Having played for Nondescripts since the age of 15, he played for Sri Lanka's under-15, under-17 and under-19 squads. He had a successful under-19 World Cup in 2004 with successful innings of 117 and 61 in successive games. He was sent by the Sri Lankan cricketing board to play league cricket for Loughton Cricket Club in Essex.
Tharanga's Sri Lankan call-up in July 2005 made for a mixed 2005, after his family home was washed away by the Asian tsunami. His equipment, which was also washed away, was replaced by Kumar Sangakkara. Tharanga graduated to the "A" team and in July he was selected for the full squad.
International career
On the 2006 tour of England he really began to develop, particularly in the one-day game, scoring over 300 runs in Sri Lanka's 5-0 whitewash of the hosts. In addition, Tharanga is also well known for taking part in a record-breaking first wicket partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya in the final match of this series. He finished off with 109 off 102 balls, and played a pivotal role in completing the whitewash against England.
Tharanga lost his form in the 2007 World Cup scoring only one half century (against New Zealand) he then continued his poor run of form in the home series against England in 2007 where he failed to contribute and often fell before the 10th over often resulting in a middle-order collapse. Subsequently he lost his ODI place to Malinda Warnapura and his test place to Michael Vandort but he remains within the squad.
However, in the 2011 World Cup, he is back to performing remarkably. In the quarter-final game against England, his partnership with Dilshan could not be pierced. Together they wrapped up the game, each acquiring centuries. His strong form has returned him to the opening position in the strong Sri-Lankan batting line up.
He has also come in for special praise from Jayasuriya, one of the greats of cricket, saying that he could be the next captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Upul Tharanga is the only batsman in the world who involves with 7 times 200+ partnerships in ODI cricket.
On July 2nd 2013, Upul Tharanga scored the second highest odi score of 174* by a Srilankan only behind Sanath Jayasuriya who scored 189 against India. With that innings he became the 9th Sri Lankan player to pass 5000 runs margin. He has earned 13 centuries and 11 man of the match titles for his name throughout his international career.
Doping violation
A urine sample provided by Tharanga after the world cup semi-final against New Zealand on 29 March 2011 was found to have metabolites of two glucocorticosteroids - prednisone and prednisolone, which are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.[1][2] Tharanga initially claimed he had taken some medication for asthma and had no idea it was a banned drug.[3]
An independent anti-doping tribunal was convened at which Tharanga pleaded guilty, claiming he had taken some herbal remedy to ease discomfort caused by a long-standing shoulder injury.[1] The tribunal accepted that Tharanga "had no intention to enhance his sporting performance or to mask the use of another performance enhancing substance, but that he had failed to satisfy the high levels of personal responsibility implicit upon him as an international cricketer subject to anti-doping rules".[1] The tribunal found Tharanga guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code and banned him from all cricket and cricket-related activities for a three month period (9 May 2011 to 8 August 2011).[1][4][5]
One Day International Centuries
The following table illustrates a summary of ODI centuries scored by Upul Tharanga
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
One Day International Centuries of Upul Tharanga | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 105 | 5 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2005 |
[2] | 103 | 12 | New Zealand | Christchurch, New Zealand | Jade Stadium | 2006 |
[3] | 120 | 23 | England | London, England | Lord's Cricket Ground | 2006 |
[4] | 109 | 27 | England | Leeds, England | Headingley | 2006 |
[5] | 105 | 31 | Bangladesh | Mohali, Chandigarh, India | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | 2006 |
[6] | 121 | 32 | Zimbabwe | Motera, Ahmedabad, India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2006 |
[7] | 118 | 86 | India | Kolkata, India | Eden Gardens | 2009 |
[8] | 118* | 90 | Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh | S.B National Stadium | 2009 |
[9] | 101* | 111 | West Indies | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2011 |
[10] | 133 | 117 | Zimbabwe | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 |
[11] | 102* | 119 | England | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2011[6] |
[12] | 111 | 139 | Australia | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium | 2011 |
[13] | 174* | 164 | India | Kingston, Jamaica | Sabina Park | 2013 |
Highest One Day International Partnership Involvements
The following table illustrates a summary of 200+ ODI partnerships in which Upul Tharanga involved.
- The column title Runs refers to the total runs he scored throughout the inning.
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
200+ One Day International partnerships in which Upul Tharanga involved | |||||||||
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Partnership | Runs | Partner | Wicket | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | Match | |
[1] | 286 | 109 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | England | Leeds, England | Headingley | 2006 | ODI # 2389 |
[2] | 201 | 68 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | New Zealand | Napier, New Zealand | McLean Park | 2006 | ODI # 2468 |
[3] | 202 | 76 | Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | Pakistan | Dambulla, Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | ODI # 2867 |
[4] | 215 | 118* | Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh | S.B National Stadium | 2010 | ODI # 2940 |
[5] | 282 | 133 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | Zimbabwe | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | ODI # 3125 |
[6] | 231* | 102* | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | England | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2011 | ODI # 3145 |
[7] | 213 | 174* | Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | India | Kingston, Jamaica | Sabina Park | 2013 | ODI # 3382 |
One-Day International Cricket – Man of the Match Awards
# | Series | Season | Against | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | 2nd Match – Bangaladesh in Sri Lanka | 2005 | Bangladesh | 105 | Sri Lanka Won by 75 runs[7] |
2 | 2nd Match – Sri Lanka in New Zealand | 2005-06 | New Zealand | 103 | New Zealand Won by 5 wickets[8] |
3 | 1st ODI – Sri Lanka in England 2006 | 2006 | England | 120 | Sri Lanka Won by 20 runs[9] |
4 | 1st Qualifying Match – 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | 2006 | Bangladesh | 105 | Sri Lanka Won by 37 runs[10] |
5 | 3rd Qualifying Match – 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | 2006 | Zimbabwe | 110 | Sri Lanka Won by 144 runs[11] |
6 | 4th Match – Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2009–10 | 2009 - 10 | Bangladesh | 118 ; 1 Ct. | Sri Lanka Won by 9 wickets[12] |
7 | 2nd Match – Sri Lanka Triangular Series in 2010 | 2010 | New Zealand | 70 | Sri Lanka Won by 3 wickets[13] |
8 | 2nd Match – Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2010–11 | 2010 - 11 | Australia | 86* | Sri Lanka Won by 29 runs (D/L)[14] |
9 | 2nd Match – West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2010–11 | 20011 | West Indies | 101* | Sri Lanka Won by 8 wickets (D/L)[15] |
10 | 3rd Match – Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011 | 2011 | Australia | 111 | Sri Lanka Won by 78 runs[16] |
11 | 3rd Match – Sri Lankan and India in West Indies tri-series 2013 | 2013 | India | 174* ; 1 Ct. | Sri Lanka Won by 161 runs[17] |
References
- ^ a b c d "Upul Tharanga found guilty of breaching ICC Anti-Doping Code". International Cricket Council. 24 June 2011.
- ^ Pathirana, Saroj (8 June 2011). "Sri Lanka confirm Upul Tharanga dope test positive". BBC Sport.
- ^ http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/113290530/sri-lanka-ministry-confirms-tharanga-failed-dope-test
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga banned for three months for doping violation". The Guardian. 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka opener Tharanga banned for three months after positive drug test". Daily Mail. 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs England, 4th Quarter-Final ICC World Cup 2011".
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
- ACC Asian XI One Day International cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
- Sri Lankan sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in cricket
- Ruhuna cricketers
- Sri Lanka Schools XI cricketers