Avishka Tharindu

Avishka Tharindu is a sensational batting talent rising through the Sri Lankan ranks, widely regarded as a superstar in the making. He first made waves representing Sri Lanka in 14 Under-19 matches during the 2018/19 season.

Tharindu’s domestic breakthrough came in the Sri Lankan Emerging Players 3-Day Tournament (2021/22), where he amassed 478 runs at an astonishing average of 239, including two centuries, with a career-best 215.

In May 2022, he was selected for the Sri Lanka Development XI to tour England, where he impressed with a century (103* from 108 balls) against a strong Surrey side featuring Gus Atkinson, Tom Lawes, Brett Hutton, and Amir Virdi. Back home, he notched his maiden first-class hundred (103* from 214 balls) for Ragama Cricket Club against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in the Sri Lanka Major League Tournament, finishing the 2022/23 season with 682 runs at 35.89.

While his subsequent domestic seasons have been less dominant—159 runs at 31.80 (2023/24) and 261 runs at 21.75—Tharindu remains a standout prospect. He has earned Sri Lanka A selection (20-member squad vs Pakistan) and is viewed as a future international talent.

Not just a batter, Tharindu is a capable all-rounder, able to bowl both seam-up and off-spin. Over the past two seasons, he has excelled in the UK for Bracebridge Heath in the Lincolnshire County Board Premier League, scoring 2,296 runs at 95.67 with seven hundreds, alongside 39 wickets at 24.64.

Having clearly impressed overseas, Bracebridge Heath have re-signed their Sri Lankan star for another season in 2026. Tharindu is a young gun determined to make his mark on the global cricket stage.