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Nisala Tharaka
Personal information
Full name
Nisala Tharaka Gamage
Born (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)
Galle, Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2017

Nisala Tharaka (born 20 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy on 6 May 2011.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading wicket-taker for the tournament, with eleven dismissals in three matches.[5] The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6] In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 22 dismissals in nine matches.[8] In March 2022, he was signed by Killyclooney Cricket Club to play domestic cricket in Ireland.[9] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nisala Tharaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), May 6-8, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Tournament, 2017/18: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Colts Cricket Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Killyclooney sign Sri Lankan all-rounder". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.