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Profile & Biography
Fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep didn't play with a cricket ball till he was 20 but less than three years later he was in Sri Lanka's Test squad. He won a pace contest in 2007, impressing the talent scouts in a soft-ball event, and was sent straight to Sri Lanka Cricket's academy. He follows in the Sri Lankan tradition of maverick bowlers with unconventional actions. Like Lasith Malinga, he has a slinging action and has troubled many batsmen in domestic cricket with his pace, generated from a long run-up. Pradeep toured Sri Lanka A to Australia in 2010, where he was among the quickest bowlers from both sides though he didn't bag many wickets. Less than a month later, he was rewarded with a call-up to the national squad for the second Test against India.
Cricinfo Staff July 2010
Cricinfo Staff July 2010
Batting Career Summary
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 28 | 50 | 17 | 132 | 17* | 4 | 361 | 36.56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODI | 49 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 4.37 | 83 | 42.16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| T20I | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8* | 10 | 15 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 103 | 136 | 60 | 408 | 37* | 5.36 | 946 | 43.12 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 36 | 0 |
| List A | 134 | 62 | 34 | 169 | 33 | 6.03 | 265 | 63.77 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| T20 | 98 | 35 | 22 | 63 | 10 | 4.84 | 121 | 52.06 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 28 | 53 | 5077 | 3003 | 70 | 6/132 | 7/180 | 42.9 | 3.54 | 72.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 49 | 47 | 2345 | 2339 | 63 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 37.12 | 5.98 | 37.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 16 | 16 | 278 | 436 | 15 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 29.06 | 9.41 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 103 | 171 | 13260 | 8028 | 242 | 7/52 | 9/113 | 33.17 | 3.63 | 54.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 134 | 131 | 5858 | 5159 | 179 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 28.82 | 5.28 | 32.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 98 | 96 | 1827 | 2557 | 113 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 22.62 | 8.39 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Teammates & Squad
Top Records by N Pradeep
4
Most consecutive ducks
Test4
8
Most runs conceded in an innings
ODI106
6
Most consecutive ducks
Test+ODI+T20I4
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