Full Name
Pathum Nissanka
Short Name
P Nissanka
Age
25 years
Born
18 May 1998
Playing Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Teams
Pathum Nissanka (Pathum Nissanka Silva) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka in all three formats of the game. He was born on 18 May 1998 in Galle, Sri Lanka. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in March 2021 and is currently slotted as the permanent opening batsman.
He began his cricket journey at Kalutara Vidyalaya. In a remarkable early achievement, he scored an unbeaten double century (205 runs off 190 balls) against President's College, Rajagiriya, during the School Cricket Championship at the Colts ground in Colombo.
His professional career began with his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on March 17, 2017. and He made his Twenty20 debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on February 24, 2018.
Nissanka has played for various teams in Sri Lanka, including Kandy, SLC Greens, and Colombo Stars in tournaments like the Super Four Provincial Tournament and the Lanka Premier League. Most recently, in July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons to participate in the Lanka Premier League.
Pathum Nissanka comes from a humble background. His father, Sunil Silva, worked as a ground boy with a low income, while his mother sold flowers near the Kalutara temple.
Pathum Nissanka Career
Pathum Nissanka's international cricket career has been quite impressive. He made his debut for Sri Lanka in March 2021, and in his very first Test match against the West Indies, he scored a century, becoming the fourth Sri Lankan to do so on debut, and the first to achieve it away from home.
In the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Nissanka made a mark, scoring 221 runs in eight matches. In January 2022, he scored his maiden ODI half-century against Zimbabwe and was named the Player of the Series. Nissanka broke the record for the most runs scored by a Sri Lankan against Australia in a T20I series.
He continued to shine in international cricket, scoring his first ODI century in June 2022 against Australia. During the 2022 Asia Cup, he played key roles in several matches, helping Sri Lanka to win the tournament for the sixth time.
In the T20I World Cup 2022, he scored his eighth T20I half-century against the UAE and was named Player of the Match. In November 2022, he scored his ninth T20I half-century against England.
Pathum Nissanka's ODI form has been remarkable. In June 2023, he scored his seventh ODI half-century against Afghanistan, and in the qualifier match against the UAE, Pathum Nissanka added his eighth ODI half-century. In another qualifier match against Scotland, he reached 1000 ODI runs while scoring his ninth half-century.
Nissanka's performance continued in July 2023, with his second consecutive and third ODI century against the West Indies. He was the second-highest run-scorer in the World Cup qualifier, earning a spot in Wisden's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 Team of the Tournament.
His outstanding performances earned him a place in the Cricket World Cup squad, where he continued to impress with his 10th ODI half-century against Pakistan. In October 2023, he scored his 11th ODI half-century against Australia, and in another match against the Netherlands, he achieved his 12th ODI half-century. Sri Lanka won that match by five wickets.
Batting
Format | MAT | INNS | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
test | 9 | 15 | 1 | 537 | 103 | 38.35 | 1226 | 43.80 | 1 | 5 |
odi | 44 | 44 | 3 | 1562 | 137 | 38.09 | 1852 | 84.34 | 3 | 12 |
t20i | 42 | 41 | 1 | 1098 | 75 | 27.45 | 979 | 112.15 | - | 9 |
t20 | 90 | 87 | 2 | 2233 | 93 | 26.27 | 1924 | 116.06 | - | 17 |
lista | 82 | 80 | 7 | 2507 | 137 | 34.34 | - | - | 4 | 18 |
firstclass | 42 | 74 | 9 | 3982 | 217 | 61.26 | 6496 | 61.29 | 14 | 18 |
t10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling
Format | MAT | INNS | OVR | RUNS | WK | BBI | AVG | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
test | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
odi | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
t20i | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
t20 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
lista | 82 | 1 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | 4.66 | - | - | - |
firstclass | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
t10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |