Lahiru Udara

Lahiru Udara
Personal information
Full name
Lahiru Udara Igalagamage
Born (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993
Kalubowila, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 168)17 June 2025 v Bangladesh
Last Test3 July 2026 v West Indies
Only T20I (cap 104)4 October 2023 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013-presentNondescripts Cricket Club
2020Colombo Kings
2021Dambulla Giants
2022Galle Gladiators
2023Colombo Strikers
2024Dambulla Sixers
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 1 104 94 71
Runs scored 0 7,198 2,724 1,252
Batting average 0 41.84 31.67 20.19
100s/50s 0/0 15/37 3/19 0/4
Top score 0 290* 110 94
Balls bowled – 454 139 –
Wickets – 9 3 –
Bowling average – 34.88 33.00 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 4/7 1/3 –
Catches/stumpings 0/0 162/28 90/18 30/16
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 August 2024

Lahiru Udara Igalagamage (born 27 November 1993) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2013–14 Premier Trophy on 17 January 2014.[2] In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3][4] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament, with 1,039 runs in nine matches.[5] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[6]

In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[7] The following month, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[8] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[9]

International career

In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[10]

Lahiru Udara made his only T20I appearance and International debut in the 2022 Asian Games against Afghanistan in October 2023, in his only innings, he made 0(3) and he did not bowl, Sri Lanka eventually lost the match by 8 runs

Udara made his Test debut in the series against Bangladesh on the 17th June 2025, in his first innings he made 29(34) with 6 fours, and 9(13) with 2 fours, in his 2nd test match on the 25—28 June 2025, he scored 40(65) with 4 fours, ending the series with 78 runs off 112 balls at and average of 26

On 3 July 2026 in the 2nd Test against West Indies, Udara hit his maiden test century, off 117 balls. He ended up scoring 188 off 248 balls.[11]

International centuries

Key

Test Centuries

No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test S/R Venue Date Result Ref
1 188  West Indies112/275.81Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound (A)3 July 2026Drawn[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lahiru Udara". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Tournament, Group B: Nondescripts Cricket Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Jan 17-19, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2019/20-2020: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads announced for Australia 'A' games". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Bisht, Harshit (3 July 2026). "Lahiru Udara Creates History, Becomes First Sri Lankan Opener To..." News18. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Maiden ton for Udara as Sri Lanka pile on the runs in 2nd Test". France 24. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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