Nickname Sachiya, Podda Role Cricketer Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Date joined July 15, 2015 | National side Sri Lanka Batting style Left-handed Name Sachith Pathirana | |
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Full name Sachith Shanaka Pathirana Born 21 March 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-03-21 ) Kandy, Sri Lanka Bowling style Slow Slow left-arm orthodox ODI debut (cap 165) 15 July 2015 v Pakistan Current team Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team | ||
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Sachith Shanaka Pathirana, or commonly Sachith Pathirana (born 21 March 1989), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals, and domestically in First class, List A and Twenty20 matches. He is a former student of Trinity College, Kandy.
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Youth career
Pathirana is the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in U19 ODIs with a total of 64 wickets in 23 matches.
International career
He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 15 July 2015. He took 2 wickets for 54 runs. Together with Dinesh Chandimal, they put on a 50-run partnership, which helped Sri Lanka to win the match. Pathirana scored 33 runs in his first match. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 6 September 2016.
Pathirana scored his maiden ODI fifty on 10 February 2017 against South Africa at Centurion. However, his score was not enough for the team's victory and Sri Lanka lost the match by 88 runs and also the series 5–0.
