Isuru Udana
- January 6, 2024
- Cricketer
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Isuru Udana Biography
| Name | Isuru Udana |
| Birthday | Feb 17 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Balangoda |
| Home Town | Balangoda |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Spouse | Pereen Perera |
Isuru Udana is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on February 17, 1988 in Balangoda, Balangoda, Sri Lanka. Isuru Udana Tillakaratna (Sinhala: ඉසුරු උදාන ; born 17 February 1988), or Isuru Udana, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer represented Sri Lanka in limited over formats. He currently plays domestic cricket for Tamil Union and Wayamba. Primarily a left arm fast bowler, Udana evolved as an all-rounder in late
- He holds the record for highest individual score (84) batting at number eight in Twenty20 Internationals.
On 22 September 2010, while playing for Wayamba in the 2010 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 wide-ball. Isuru Udana also became the first bowler to take a hattrick in Champions League T20 history.
After a long scarce in international arena, Udana got a chance to play in Twenty20 International series against New Zealand in 2016. The comeback was very good at first few balls in the second T20I, where easy catch of Martin Guptill was dropped by Thisara Perera on Udana’s bowling. Since then, Udana was brutally hit by New Zealanders and Udana gave 34 runs in his 3 overs, where New Zealand won the match by 9 wickets only in the 10th over.
In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.
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.
Isuru Udana Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Isuru Udana is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Isuru Udana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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 failed to continue his domestic success at the international level, and subsequently was dropped from the side after the home series against Pakistan in 2009. He made a comeback into the Sri Lankan squad in 2012 when the selection panel headed by Ashantha de Mel named him for the T20s against Pakistan at home. He was then selected for the ODIs against India which followed the Pakistan series, but again failed to deliver. His only significant contribution in that series was a direct hit to run out Gautam Gambhir at a key moment in one of the games.
In the Sri Lanka Premier League which was held in August 2012, he managed to showcase his all-round talent by taking regular wickets for his team Wayamba United, and chipping in with the bat at times. His key performance came against Uva Next in the tournament semi final when he scored 42 which almost helped Wayamba to pull off an impossible chase from 27/7 to 151-8. In that same semi final clash he along with Azhar Mahmood set the highest ever 8th wicket partnership in any forms of T20s. (120)
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Who is Isuru Udana Dating?
According to our records, Isuru Udana married to Pereen Perera. As of December 1, 2023, Isuru Udana’s is not dating anyone.
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In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla’s squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
Facts & Trivia
Isuru Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Isuru Udana celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.
In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹ 50 lakh (US$70,000) ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
Top Facts about Isuru Udana
- Isuru Udana is a left-arm fast bowler from Sri Lanka.
- He was born on February 17, 1988 in Balangoda, Sri Lanka.
- Udana made his international debut for Sri Lanka in 2009.
- He has played in all three formats of the game – Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
- Udana has taken 18 wickets in 21 T20I matches for Sri Lanka.
- His best bowling figures in T20Is are 4/25 against Pakistan in Lahore (2019).
- In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.
- Udana is known for his ability to bowl yorkers at the death overs.
- He retired from Test cricket in 2015 to focus on limited-overs cricket.
- As of August 2021, he has played in over 100 T20 matches across various leagues around the world.
Is udana retired?
On 31 July 2021, Udana announced his retirement from international cricket.
Is Isuru Udana age?
34 years (February 17, 1988)
Is Thisara Perera retired?
Personal information
Last Test| 8 July 2012 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 141)| 24 December 2009 v India
Last ODI| 14 March 2021 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.| 1