Niroshan Dickwella

Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella, popularly known as Niroshan Dickwella (born 23 June 1993, Sinhala: නිරෝෂන් දික්වැල්ල) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for Sri Lanka. A left-hand batsman, he also plays as a wicket-keeper of the team. Dickwella is known for hitting left hand Dilscoops.[1] In November 2017, he was named the emerging cricketer of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.[2] He is a past student of Trinity College, Kandy.

Niroshan Dickwella
නිරෝෂන් දික්වැල්ල
Personal information
Full nameDickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella
Born (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993
Kandy, Sri Lanka
NicknameNiro
BattingLeft handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 127)24 July 2014 v South Africa
Last Test22 January 2021 v England
ODI debut (cap 161)16 November 2014 v India
Last ODI10 March 2019 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 61)9 February 2016 v India
Last T20I1 November 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentNondescripts Cricket Club
2020Dambulla Viiking
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 41 52 23
Runs scored 2,163 1,571 429
Batting average 30.90 32.72 19.50
100s/50s 0/16 2/9 0/1
Top score 92 116 68
Catches/stumpings 97/23 38/9 10/0
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2021

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In March 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer for Kandy during the tournament, with 315 runs in three matches.[5] The following month, he was also named as the vice-captain of Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[9] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Viiking for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[10]

International career

He made his Test cricket debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa in July 2014.[11] He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against India on 16 November 2014.[12] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka against India on 9 February 2016.[13]

Dickwella was originally included into 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka squad, but due to poor performances in India tour and 2016 Asia Cup, he was dropped from the world cup squad.[14]

Dickwella was called up for the South African limited over tour after fine performances in domestic tournaments. He was included in the T20I side as the opening batsman and scored quick innings in all three matches. He scored his maiden T20I fifty as a match-winning knock in the third match, which ensured the first series win against South Africa on their home soil in any format.[15] Dickwella was adjudged both man of the match and player of the series for his match-winning batting performances.[16][17]

After the ban, he looked forward to coming back to the squad for second ODI against Bangladesh in late March 2017. However, he was ruled out of the series due to hairline fracture in his left hand.[18]

He scored his first ODI century on 6 July 2017 against Zimbabwe at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. Along with Danushka Gunathilaka, they made a 229-run partnership for the first wicket, where Gunathilaka also scored his first ODI century. Sri Lanka chased 310 to win the match, which was the first 300-plus chase by Sri Lanka on home soil.[19][20] In the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe, he and Danushka Gunathilaka set the record for becoming the first pair of batsmen to score two successive 200-plus partnerships in ODIs.[21]

In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.[22][23]

Ban

During the fourth ODI against South Africa, Dickwella had a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada and was fined, along with gaining three demerit points. However, Dickwella was later suspended for two limited over matches, after a Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park. He was fined with 30% of his match fees and was given two more demerit points.[24]

Accolades
  • Dialog SLC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2016-17.[25]

References
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