Player · Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka

  • Batter
  • Right hand

About Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka is a Sri Lankan opening batter who plays in all three international formats. He was born in Galle and educated at Kalutara Vidyalaya and Isipathana College in Colombo, and made his List A debut for Hambantota District in March 2017 and his Twenty20 debut for Badureliya Sports Club the following year. Nissanka made his international debut in March 2021, and in February 2024 became the first Sri Lanka batter to score a double century in a one-day international.

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Match reports

Kamindu, Nissanka steer Sri Lanka to four-wicket win over Zimbabwe

Harare, 3 September 2025: Kamindu Mendis smashed an unbeaten 41 off 16 balls to rescue Sri Lanka from a collapse and seal a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their T20 match on Tuesday. Chasing 176, Sri Lanka slipped from 96 without loss to 125-5, needing 46 off the final four overs. Kamindu turned the game …

WebDesk · 4 Sept 2025 · 2 min read

Media release

Raza becomes No. 1 ODI all-rounder, Maharaj tops bowlers’ rankings

Dubai, 3 September 2025: Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza has claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC men’s ODI all-rounder rankings for the first time. Raza scored 92 and an unbeaten 59 in the two-match series against Sri Lanka in Harare, while also taking a wicket. He moved past Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi, who …

WebDesk · 3 Sept 2025 · 1 min read

Match reports

Nissanka’s 122 leads Sri Lanka to 2-0 sweep over Zimbabwe

Harare, August 31 2025: Pathum Nissanka struck a composed century as Sri Lanka chased down 278 with three balls to spare, sealing a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe and a 2-0 sweep in the one-day international series on Sunday. Nissanka anchored the innings with 122 off 136 balls, his seventh ODI hundred, and shared …

WebDesk · 1 Sept 2025 · 2 min read

Match reports

Madushanka hat-trick gives Sri Lanka seven-run win over Zimbabwe

Harare, 29 August 2025: Dilshan Madushanka took a hat trick in the final over to seal Sri Lanka’s seven-run win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international on Friday. Zimbabwe needed 10 runs from the last six balls chasing 299. Madushanka bowled Sikandar Raza for 92, dismissed Brad Evans and then hit Richard Ngarava’s stumps …

WebDesk · 30 Aug 2025 · 1 min read

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