Isuru Udana
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Isuru Udana Tillakaratna (born 17 February 1988 in Balangoda
) is a Sri Lanka
n cricket
er. He plays domestic cricket for Tamil Union
and Wayamba
. On September 22, 2010 while playing for Wayamba in the Champions League T20, Udana completed a rare feat by taking a hat-trick of two (legal) deliveries. Mathew Sinclair, the second wicket of the hat-trick was out stumped off a no ball.
Udana made his first-class and List A whilst playing for the Sri Lanka A team during their tour to South Africa
in August and September 2008. He subsequently went on to play for Tamil Union in both forms during the 2008–09 season. He was then selected by Wayamba to play in both the first-class and Twenty20
portions of the Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament. In the Twenty20 final against Basnahira South
he was named Man of the Match after taking 4-31, including 4 of the top 5 batsman. He was also named player of the tournament.
Udana was selected in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
. He made his Twenty20
international debut on 8 June 2009 against Australia. He played in 5 of Sri Lanka's 7 games in the tournament, including their loss in the final to Pakistan.
Balangoda
Balangoda is a town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Its 143 km away from Colombo and 43 km away from Ratnapura. It is the one of biggest towns of the Ratnapura District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa Province . According to the 2001 census Balangoda has a...
) is a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He plays domestic cricket for Tamil Union
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium.-Current squad:Players who represented the club during the 2008-09 Premier Championship....
and Wayamba
Wayamba cricket team
Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial...
. On September 22, 2010 while playing for Wayamba in the Champions League T20, Udana completed a rare feat by taking a hat-trick of two (legal) deliveries. Mathew Sinclair, the second wicket of the hat-trick was out stumped off a no ball.
Udana made his first-class and List A whilst playing for the Sri Lanka A team during their tour to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in August and September 2008. He subsequently went on to play for Tamil Union in both forms during the 2008–09 season. He was then selected by Wayamba to play in both the first-class and Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
portions of the Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament. In the Twenty20 final against Basnahira South
Basnahira South cricket team
Basnahira South cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing southern region of Western province...
he was named Man of the Match after taking 4-31, including 4 of the top 5 batsman. He was also named player of the tournament.
Udana was selected in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
2009 ICC World Twenty20
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007...
. He made his Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
international debut on 8 June 2009 against Australia. He played in 5 of Sri Lanka's 7 games in the tournament, including their loss in the final to Pakistan.