Niroshan Bandaratilleke Explained

Niroshan Bandaratilleke
නිරෝෂන් බණ්ඩාරතිලක
Country:Sri Lanka
Fullname:Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Birth Date:16 May 1975
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
International:true
Internationalspan:1998–2002
Testdebutdate:27 May
Testdebutyear:1998
Testdebutagainst:New Zealand
Testcap:72
Lasttestdate:29 November
Lasttestyear:2001
Lasttestagainst:West Indies
Odidebutdate:21 June
Odidebutyear:1998
Odidebutagainst:New Zealand
Odicap:96
Lastodidate:7 July
Lastodiyear:1998
Lastodiagainst:India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Columns:2
Matches1:7
Runs1:93
Bat Avg1:11.62
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:25
Deliveries1:1,722
Wickets1:23
Bowl Avg1:30.34
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/36
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Matches2:3
Runs2:
Bat Avg2:
100S/50S2:
Top Score2:
Deliveries2:144
Wickets2:2
Bowl Avg2:55.50
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/34
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Date:9 February
Year:2006
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48298.html Cricinfo

Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke (born 16 May 1975) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played seven Test matches and three One Day Internationals for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He played as a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler.

Domestic career

Bandaratilleke played first-class cricket from 1994 to 2009 for Badureliya Sports Club.

International career

When he played for Sri Lanka his bowling style was praised as a complement to Muttiah Muralitharan. He generally took good advantage of poor wickets, none more so than when he took his career best bowling figures of 9/83 against New Zealand in his second Test of the career.