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Nuwan Zoysa
නුවන් සොයිසා
Personal information
Full name
Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa
Born (1978-05-13) 13 May 1978 (age 46)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameZippy
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 66)7 March 1997 v New Zealand
Last Test9 July 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 88)25 March 1997 v New Zealand
Last ODI8 February 2007 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97-2010/11Sinhalese Sports Club
2007/08Deccan Chargers
2008/09-2009/10Basnahira South
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 30 95 118 187
Runs scored 288 343 2,065 1,320
Batting average 8.47 13.19 9.07 16.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/5 0/3
Top score 28* 47* 114 53
Balls bowled 4,422 4,259 14,905 8,419
Wickets 64 108 301 242
Bowling average 33.70 29.75 23.77 25.22
5 wickets in innings 1 1 7 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/20 5/26 7/58 6/14
Catches/stumpings 4/– 13/– 20/– 26/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 September 2015

Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa (born 13 May 1978), or Nuwan Zoysa, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a tall left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Sri Lanka. Nuwan was educated at Isipathana College, Colombo.[1]

In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in history to take a hat-trick off his first three balls of a Test match.[2] He achieved this against Zimbabwe at Harare in November 1999, dismissing Trevor Gripper, Murray Goodwin and Neil Johnson.[3]

International career[edit]

Zoysa made his first-class debut in 1996/97 and during his first season he took his career best figures of 7 for 58, playing for Sinhalese Sports Club. He made his Test debut soon after in Dunedin against New Zealand. He took over 100 ODI wickets for Sri Lanka, becoming the eighth to have achieved the milestone in the 2004 Champions Trophy.[4]

An aggressive lower order batsman, Zoysa once won an ODI against Australia with an unbeaten 47, his highest ODI score. Zoysa's peak in international cricket came during the 2004 season when he took his best Test and ODI figures and only five-wicket hauls.[5] In May, he took 5 for 20 against Zimbabwe in the first Test at Harare and in August he claimed 5 for 26 in a ODI against South Africa in Colombo.[6][7]

Domestic career[edit]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[8] He was also bought by the Deccan Chargers Franchise in the IPL but he was removed from the team for his poor performances.

Coaching[edit]

Nuwan Zoysa was appointed to the National Fast Bowling Coaching Department of Sri Lanka Cricket on 1 October 2015 prior to which he has worked in India with Goa Cricket Association and with Royal College & Nondiscripts as Fast Bowling Coach before joining SLC.[9]

In October 2018, he was charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for three breaches of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.[10] In November 2020, he was found guilty of three offences,[11] and in April 2021, he was handed a six-year ban,[12] backdated to 31 October 2018.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Determined Isipathana Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "ZOYSA: the first hat-trick man in Tests for Sri Lanka".
  3. ^ "Sting in the tail". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Teen leads Zimbabwe recovery". Mercury (Hobart). 15 September 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Newsbank.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Nuwan Zoysa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Harare, May 06 - 08, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, Colombo (RPS), August 22, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  8. ^ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Nuwan Zoysa to join SLC – WisdenIndia". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka coach charged under ICC Anti-Corruption code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Nuwan Zoysa found guilty of three offences under ICC anti-corruption code". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Nuwan Zoysa banned for six years for breaching ICC anti-corruption code". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Zoysa banned for six years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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