Nishan Madushka

Kottasinghakkarage Nishan Madushka Fernando (born 10 September 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] In April 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[2] He made his List A debut for Dambulla in the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament on 2 May 2018.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

Nishan Madushka
Personal information
Full name
Kottasinghakkarage Nishan Madushka Fernando
Born (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 163)17 March 2023 v New Zealand
Last Test24 July 2023 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19Colts Cricket Club
2018/19Police Sports Club
2020–presentRagama Cricket Club
2022Colombo Stars
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Galle on 25 August 2018.[6] In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[7] He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 11 January 2019.[8]

In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[9] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[10] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[11]

In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[13] In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[14] In the first match of the tour, he scored 269 against Kent, which was the highest first-class score by a Sri Lankan cricketer in England, overtaking Aravinda de Silva who scored 255 for Kent in 1995.[15] 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.[16]

He is the highest run scorer in Major League Tournament 2022, scoring 1229 runs in 15 innings with highest score of unbeaten 300 runs. [17]

On 26th January 2023, During warm up match against England Lions, Madushka scored unbeaten 150 and eventually Sri Lanka XI won the match by 4 wickets.[18]

On 3rd February 2023, first unofficial test match against England Lions, Madushka scored his 10th first class century. He scored 241 runs from 423 balls hitting 25 boundaries and four sixes. Finally the match ended draw. [19]

On 10th February 2023, second unofficial test match against England Lions, Madushka scored his 11th first class century. He scored 100 runs from 125 deliveries hitting 16 boundaries and one six. Finally the match ended draw.[20]

On 6th June 2023, second unofficial ODI match against South Africa A team, Madushka scored his third List A century. While chasing down 175 runs, he scored unbeaten 107 runs from 85 deliveries hitting 13 boundaries and two sixes. Finally Sri Lanka A team successfully chased down the target in 29th over and won the match by 7 wickets. [21]

International career

In February 2023, Madushka was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[22] He made his Test debut in the second Test on 17 March 2023.[23]

On 27th of April 2023, the match against Ireland Madushka scored his maiden test century. Later he converted it in to a double hundred. He scored 205 runs from 339 deliveries hitting 22 boundaries and one six. Finally, Sri Lanka won the match and the series.[24]

References
  1. "Nishan Madushka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "1st Match, Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "SLC T20 League at Dambulla, Aug 25 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Jan 11-13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  13. "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  15. Silva, Laksisi De (8 May 2022). "Nishan Madushka breaks Aravinda De Silva's 27-year-old batting record". The Papare. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  16. "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  17. "Major League Tournament, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  18. "SLC-BP-XI beat Eng Lions SLC-BP-XI won by 4 wickets - Eng Lions vs SLC-BP-XI, England Lions in Sri Lanka, Warm-up match Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  19. "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka A vs Eng Lions 1st unofficial Test 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  20. "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka A vs Eng Lions 2nd unofficial Test 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  21. "SA A vs Sri Lanka A Scorecard 2023 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  22. "Sri Lanka select uncapped Madushka, Rathnayake for Test tour of New Zealand in March". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  23. "2nd Test, Wellington, March 17 - 21, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  24. "Mendis, Madushka double-tons give Sri Lanka a chance to push for victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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