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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nuwan Thushara
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| full_name = Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Thalawa Divisional Secretariat|Thalawa]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right handed
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2022-present

| oneodi =
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| T20Idebutdate = 13 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2022
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 92
| lastT20Idate = 26 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = [[Galle Gladiators]]
| year1 = 2020–2022
| club2 = [[Jaffna Kings]]
| year2 = 2023
| club3 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year3 = 2023
| club4 = [[MI Cape Town]]
| year4 = 2024
| club5 = [[Fortune Barishal]]
| year5 = 2024
| club6 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year6 = 2024
| year7 = 2024
| club7 = [[Dambulla Sixers]]
| club8 = [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
| year8 = 2025–present
| club9 = [[Gulf Giants]]
| year9 = 2025/26

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches1 = 28
| runs1 = 9
| bat avg1 = 4.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 6
| deliveries1 = 569
| wickets1 = 36
| bowl avg1 = 20.94
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 5
| runs2 = 2
| bat avg2 = 0.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 1[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 312
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 118.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/37
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 40
| runs3 = 10
| bat avg3 = 2.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 4[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 1,253
| wickets3 = 46
| bowl avg3 = 22.69
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/35
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–

| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 111
| runs4 = 40
| bat avg4 = 4.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 7[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 2,151
| wickets4 = 151
| bowl avg4 = 19.06
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/13
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–

| date = 28 September 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/955235.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara''' (born 6 August 1994) is a professional Sri Lankan [[cricket]]er currently plays T20Is for the national team. A fast bowler with a slinging action, similar to that of [[Lasith Malinga]], Thushara made his international debut for the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka cricket team]] in February 2022 against Australia.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/955235.html |title=Nuwan Thushara |accessdate=15 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He is a past pupil of Thalawa Kanitu Vidyalaya, Alpitiya. He is currently playing for [[Indian Premier League]] side [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]

==Domestic and franchise career==
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Sinhalese Sports Club]] in the [[2015–16 Premier League Tournament]] on 26 December 2015.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/936939.html |title=AIA Premier League Tournament, Group B: Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 26-28, 2015 |accessdate=15 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Colombo Cricket Club]] in the [[2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament]] on 10 March 2018.<ref name="LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1139391.html |title=Group C, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, Mar 10 2018 |accessdate=10 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In October 2020, he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the [[2020 Lanka Premier League|inaugural edition]] of the [[Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30148161/lanka-premier-league-2020-chris-gayle-andre-russell-shahid-afridi-big-names-taken-lpl-draft |title=Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the [[2021 SLC Invitational T20 League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/slc-invitational-t20-league-2021-squads-schedule/ |title=Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule |work=The Papare |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, he was selected to play for the [[Galle Gladiators]] following the players' draft for the [[2021 Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

In July 2022, he was signed by the [[Galle Gladiators]] for the [[2022 Lanka Premier League|third edition]] of the [[Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>

Nuwan was acquired by [[IPL]] franchise [[Mumbai Indians]] in [[IPL 2024]] auction for 4.8 crores INR.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL Auction 2024 - Completed auctions {{!}} Cricbuzz.com |url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/ipl-2024/auction/completed |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's [[One Day International]] (ODI) squad for their series [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22|against Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-look-sri-lanka-name-eight-changes-for-zimbabwe-odis-1296785 |title=New-look Sri Lanka name eight changes for Zimbabwe ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> Later the month, he was named in Sri Lanka's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their away series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|against Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://srilankacricket.lk/2022/01/sri-lanka-t20i-squad-for-australia-tour-2022/ |title=Sri Lanka T20I squad for Australia tour 2022|work=Sri Lanka Cricket |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 13 February 2022, for Sri Lanka against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263472.html |title=2nd T20I (N), Sydney, Feb 13 2022, Sri Lanka tour of Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> In June 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's [[One Day International]] (ODI) squad for their home series [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022|against Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122561/bhanuka-rajapaksa-recalled-to-sri-lanka-odi-squad-for-australia-series |title=Rajapaksa recalled to ODI squad for Australia series |work=CricBuzz |access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref>

In February 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka's T20I squad for their [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24|tour to Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in first two T20Is against Bangladesh |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-sl-charith-asalanka-named-captain-for-two-t20is-in-hasaranga-s-absence-1422948 |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> On 9 March 2024, during the third T20I, he took his first [[List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks#Chronological list of hat-tricks|hat-trick in T20Is]] and became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to do so.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuwan Thushara becomes fifth Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is |url=https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/ban-vs-sl-2024-nuwan-thushara-becomes-fifth-sri-lankan-bowler-to-take-a-hat-trick-in-t20is-8270-6513/ |accessdate=9 March 2024 |work=CricTracker}}</ref> He also picked up his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rishad's six-hitting spree not enough as Sri Lanka win third T20I to take series |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/rishads-six-hitting-spree-not-enough-sri-lanka-win-third-t20i-take-series-806238 |accessdate=9 March 2024 |work=The Business Standard}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka’s Squad for ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/sri-lanka-squad-for-icc-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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