Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka (born 18 May 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 17 March 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[3]

Pathum Nissanka Silva
Personal information
Born (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingRight handed
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2017

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[4][5] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In January 2019, he was named in Sri lanka A's squad for the first-class series against Ireland A. He was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka A with 258 runs in two matches.[7] In February 2019, he scored his 1,000th run in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, batting for Nondescripts Cricket Club against Colombo Cricket Club.[8] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Nondescripts Cricket Club, with 1,088 runs in seven matches.[9]

In March 2019, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[10] In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[12] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[13]

References

  1. "Pathum Nissanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "Districts One Day Tournament, Southern Group: Matara District v Hambantota District at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 17, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. "Group D, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Katunayake, Feb 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. "Ireland A tour of Sri Lanka : Most runs in first-class matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. "Pathum Nissanka reaches magical 1000 run mark". The Papare. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Nondescripts Cricket Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  10. "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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