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Chaminda Vaas | Kumar Sangakkara | Mahela Jayawardene | Malinga Bandara | Marvan Atapattu | Michael Vandort | Muttiah Muralitharan | Nuwan Zoysa | Nuwan Kulasekara | Sanath Jayasuriya | Thilan Samaraweera | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Upul Tharanga | Chamara Silva | Dilruwan Perera | Chamara Kapugedera | Farveez Maharoof | Ishara Amerasinghe | Chanaka WelegedaraSrilankan Cricketers
Srilankan cricket team playersNuwan Zoysa
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A natural striker of the ball, he's also emerged as a useful lower-order strokeplayer. During the A tour to Kenya in 2003, he was even employed as a pinch-hitter to good effect, and, making his comeback to international cricket in the one-day series against Australia in 2003-04, Zoysa further underscored his batting potential with a matchwinning unbeaten 47 in the final match.
His bowling continued on its upward curve, culminating in a damaging five-wicket haul against South Africa in the one-day series in 2004-05. First spotted by Arjuna Ranatunga, who encouraged him to join the SSC in Colombo, he made his debut during the 1996-97 tour of New Zealand. In only his eighth Test, Zoysa achieved the rare feat of claiming a hat-trick off his first over of the match, against Zimbabwe at Harare in 1999-2000. His victims were accomplished top-order batsmen too - Trevor Gripper, Murray Goodwin and Neil Johnson.
- Full name : Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa
- Born : May 13, 1978, Colombo
- Batting style : Left-hand bat
- Bowling style : Left-arm fast-medium
- Test debut : New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin - Mar 7-10, 1997
- Last Test : Australia v Sri Lanka at Cairns - Jul 9-13, 2004
- ODI debut : New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch - Mar 25, 1997
- Last ODI : India v Sri Lanka at Vadodara - Nov 12, 2005