Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1975)
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
නිරෝෂන් බණ්ඩාරතිලක
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Full name | Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke |
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Born | (1975-05-16) 16 May 1975 (age 49) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
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Test debut (cap 72) | 27 May 1998 v New Zealand |
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Last Test | 29 November 2001 v West Indies |
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ODI debut (cap 96) | 21 June 1998 v New Zealand |
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Last ODI | 7 July 1998 v India |
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Mapa Rallalage Chandima Niroshan Bandaratilleke (born 16 May 1975) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played seven Test matches and three One Day Internationals for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He played as a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler.
Domestic career
Bandaratilleke played first-class cricket from 1994 to 2009 for Badureliya Sports Club.
International career
When he played for Sri Lanka his bowling style was praised as a complement to Muttiah Muralitharan. He generally took good advantage of poor wickets, none more so than when he took his career best bowling figures of 9/83 against New Zealand in his second Test of the career.