Nilantha Cooray Profile,
- Batter
Full Name: Nilantha Cooray
Birth Date: January 20, 1978 (48 Years)
Birth Place:
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Role: Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Leg Spin
Teams: Maldives
Batting Statistics
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | BF | NO | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 7 | 6 | 170 | 148 | 1 | 56 | 34 | 114.86 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 18 | 15 | 293 | 265 | 1 | 56 | 20.92 | 110.56 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 |
| List A | 72 | 64 | 1323 | 0 | 12 | 107 | 25.44 | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 100 | 156 | 2904 | 0 | 13 | 139 | 20.3 | - | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 7 | 7 | - | 174 | 8 | 3/26 | 21.75 | 7.15 | - | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 18 | 17 | - | 391 | 19 | 4/14 | 20.57 | 7.19 | - | 0 |
| List A | 72 | 0 | - | 1317 | 68 | 5/31 | 19.36 | 4.26 | - | 2 |
| First Class | 100 | 0 | - | 4728 | 216 | - | 21.88 | 2.93 | - | 7 |
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Nilantha Cooray – Stats, Records, Biography, Age & ICC Ranking
Nilantha Cooray plays cricket for the cricket team in International cricket. Nilantha Cooray was born on January 20, 1978. He is 48 as a Right Hand Bat.
Nilantha Cooray has played 7 T20 matches, scoring 170 runs at an average of 34. He has hit 21 fours and 3 sixes in his career. In the recent T20 match against Oman in February 2020, he scored 3 runs. MNR Cooray’s top score in T20 is 56.