Lahiru Thirimanne
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| Full name | Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1989 Moratorium, Sri Lanka |
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| Nickname | Thiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Thulanidu Thirimanne (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 116) | 16 June 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19-21 May 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 143) | 5 January 2010 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 January 2016 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 44) | 1 June 2012 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 March 2016 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Ragama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Basnahira South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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School career
Thirimanne began his cricketing career at S.Thomas' College, Bandarawela and played Under 11 cricket and his first coach was Sujeewa Gunarathne. He studied at S.Thomas' College Bandarawela initially as his father, who was employed at the Survey Department was transferred. After passing the grade 5 scholarship exam Lahiru joined Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa and played in the Under 13,15,17 and 19 team.International career
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in early 2010.[1] He made his Test debut against England at the Rose Bowl in June 2011,[2] coming into the side for the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan.[3] In his first Test innings, he was dismissed for 10 runs caught behind off the bowling of James Anderson.[4]Thirimanne Scored his first ODI century against Australia at Adelaide Oval during second ODI of 2012–13 Commonwealth Bank Series.[5]
During the 2014 Asia Cup in Bangladesh, he opened the batting with Kusal Perera, due to injury of Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was not included to the series. He scored two magnificent hundreds against Pakistan, where he finally ended up being the highest run scorer in the tournament with 2 centuries with the average of 55.80. Eventually, Sri Lanka became champions for the fifth time in Asia Cup history.
Thirimanne captainced the cricket team for 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where Sri Lanka won the gold medl by defeating Afghanistan in the final.
On 23 January 2015, during the fifth ODI between New Zealand, he captained the Sri Lanka, due to slight injury of captain Angelo Mathews. However, his first match as a captain did not underway well, as they lost the match by 108 runs. He also took 2 wickets at that match, and scored 45 runs as an opener.[6] He also captained the 6th and 7th ODIs of the series, where 6th ODI ended with a huge defeat, and 7th ODI was comfortably won under his captaincy. However, Sri Lanka lost the series to 4-2 finally.
During the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Thirimanne started to open the batting with Tillakaratne Dilshan. Before the tournament, Sri Lankan opening pair was struggeled to pick up, but finally it was sealed between Thirimanne and Dilshan. On 1 March 2015, he scored his 4th ODI century against England, where Sri Lanka chasing 309 runs. He added 212* runs for the second wicket partnership with Kumar Sangakkara to win the match. He was unbeaten 139 in the match.[7]
Personal life
Thirimanne is married to his childhood sweetheart Rukshani Harischandra, a professional science teacher. The wedding was on 17 December 2014 at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Sri Lanka |
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2014 Incheon | Team |
International centuries
Test centuries
| Lahiru Thirimanne's Test centuries | |||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | Result |
| 1 | 155* | 9 |  Bangladesh |
Galle, Sri lanka |
Galle International Stadium | 2013 | Drawn |
One Day International centuries
| Lahiru Thirimanne's One Day International centuries | ||||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Against | Venue | Date | Year | Result | |
| 1 | 102* | 33 |  Australia |
Adelaide Oval | 13 January | 2013 | Won | |
| 2 | 102 | 58 |  Pakistan |
Fatullah Osmani Stadium | 25 February | 2014 | Won | |
| 3 | 101 | 62 | Pakistan |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | 8 March | 2014 | Won | |
| 4 | 139* | 91 |  England |
Wellington Regional Stadium | 1 March | 2015 | Won | |
Awards
One-Day International Cricket
Player of the series awards
| # | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | 2014 Asia Cup in Bangladesh | 2014 | (5 Matches) 279 runs. | Won by  |
Man of the Match awards
| S No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 13 January 2013 | 102* (134 balls: 12x4, 0x6) | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.[8] |
| 2 | England | Edgebaston, Birmingham | 3 June 2014 | 60* (101 balls: 2x4, 1x6) | Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[9] |
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