Niroshan Patabendige Dilantha Dickwella is a Sri Lankan left-handed wicketkeeper batsman born on 23 June 1993 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He is known for his aggressive punches and unorthodox shots.

Niroshan Dickwella is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been part of the team since 2014 and has enjoyed a successful period with the team. Niroshan Dickwella was born on June 23, 1993 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Niroshan Dickwella made his debut for the Sri Lanka national cricket team in 2014 in the ODI/T20/Test format.

Background

Dickwella became an integral part of Nondescripts Cricket Club as wicketkeeper due to Dinesh Chandimal's regular absences from the team. He soon began playing all formats domestically for Sri Lanka A.

Domestic and T20 Franchise Career

In March 2018, he was named vice-captain of Kandy's roster for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. He was the leading run scorer for Kandy during the tournament with 315 runs in three games. He was also named vice-captain of Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament the following month.

In August 2018, he was called up to Galle's squad for the 2018 SLC T20 League. In March 2019, he was named to Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.

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

In November 2021, he was selected by draft player for the 2021 Lanka Premier League to play for the Dambulla Giants.

International Career

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

Dickwella was originally included in the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2016 squad but due to poor performances in the 2016 India Tour and Asian Cup, he was dropped from the World Cup squad.

Dickwella was called up for the South African Limited Over Tour after performing well in national tournaments. He was drafted into the T20I team as the opening batter and hit fast innings in all three games. He scored his first T20I 50 as a match-winning knock in match three, securing the first consecutive win over South Africa on home soil in any format. Dickwella was named both Man of the Match and Player of the Series for his winning batting performances.

After the suspension, he was looking forward to returning to the squad for the second ODI against Bangladesh in late March 2017. However, due to a hairline fracture in his left hand, he was eliminated from the series.

He scored his first ODI century on 6 July 2017 against Zimbabwe at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.

They partnered with Danushka Gunathilaka for the first wicket on 229 runs, where Gunathilaka also scored his first ODI century. Sri Lanka chased 310 to win the match, which was Sri Lanka's first pursuit of more than 300 on home soil. In the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe, he and Danushka Gunathilaka set the record of becoming the first pair of batsmen to have two consecutive 200-plus partnerships in ODIs.

In May 2018 he was one of 33 cricketers to receive a national contract from Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season. In March 2021, during the first Test against the West Indies, he set a new record by scoring the most half-centuries by a batsman (17) in Test cricket without scoring a century, beating Chetan Chauhan's previous record .

Disciplinary Problems

In July 2014, on his Test debut, he was fined 10% of match fees for claiming a dishonest catch.

During the fourth ODI against South Africa on 7 February 2017, Dickwella had a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada and was fined along with three demerits. On 21 February 2017, Dickwella was suspended for two limited-time games following a code of conduct violation during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park. He was fined 30% of his gaming fees and received two further demerits.

In July 2017, Dickwella was fined 30 percent of his match fee and received two demerits for violating the ICC Code of Conduct. during the ODI against Zimbabwe.

On 28 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suspended Dickwella, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka after they breached the team's biosecure bubble during Sri Lanka's England tour. All three players were spotted in Durham city center and SLC sent them all home ahead of the ODI games.

In July 2021, following the outcome of the incident, Dickwella was banned from playing international cricket for a year. Sri Lanka Cricket agreed to lift the ban early and have the punishment lifted in January 2022.

Career Stats

Test Matches

Niroshan Dickwella was part of 43 Test matches and he was also part of 52 ODI matches. In the Test game, Niroshan Dickwella has 77 innings and he has 2311 runs in Test games. According to the records, Niroshan Dickwella's Highest Score (HS) in test matches is 96, Niroshan Dickwella's AVG score when hitting is 31.65, and balls seen in test matches is 3551. Coming to Niroshan Dickwella's batting ratio, the batsman has 65 .08 scores hit rate (SR). In Test cricket, a batsman's batting rate is of secondary importance to his ability to score runs without folding

ODI Matches

A One Day International is a type of limited overs cricket played between two teams with international status, where each side faces a fixed number of overs. He now joins Niroshan Dickwella in ODI, was part of 52 games and has 1571 runs followed by 49 innings, 116 the highest total. What's the NO for Niroshan Dickwella in ODI matches? In ODI matches, Niroshan Dickwella stands not out as 1. In cricket, a batsman is not out until he stands a full innings. Niroshan Dickwella's highest scoring average in ODI is 93.56, and the number of balls Niroshan Dickwella faces in ODI matches is 1679.

Achievements in T20I

Twenty20 International is a form of cricket played by two international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with each side having a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are high quality and the highest level for the T20. Let's look at the achievements of the Niroshan Dickwella T20I. The number of games .Niroshan Dickwella has played. in T20 internationals it is recorded as 26 and the number of innings is 25. He scored 466 in T20I. The highest score Niroshan Dickwella has achieved in T20I is 68, and the number of 50s he has smashed in T20I is 1.

Twenty-20 is a compressed cricket format. It was introduced primarily at professional level by the England and Wales Cricket Board for inter-county competition in 2003. Now it's time to look at Niroshan Dickwella's full story in T20. In 77 T20 games we've seen Niroshan Dickwella and his amazing batting power has allowed him to hit 1531 runs and his average score per innings is 22.85. and 50s he scored in T20 was a great moment for the team.

Rise to Glory

Dickwella stayed off the team before being called back to the national team after a fine performance on the home circuit. His greatest performance came on the 2016-17 South Africa tour against South Africa.

Records

In 2012 he was named Sri Lanka's student cricketer of the year. In 2017, Dickwella, along with Danushka Gunathilaka, set the record of posting two consecutive 200+ opening partnerships in ODIs.

His first ODI century also helped Sri Lanka score more than 300 points against Zimbabwe which was a record for Sri Lanka.