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Former Sri Lanka Cricketer Upul Tharanga tested positive for Covid-19.
Warushavithana Upul Tharanga (born 2 February 1985), commonly known as Upul Tharanga, is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer, and a former limited over captain who played for all formats of the game. He is a left-handed opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. On 23 February 2021, Upul announced his retirement from international cricket.
On 2 July 2013, Upul Tharanga scored the second highest ODI score of 174 by a Sri Lankan
Tharanga is the fastest Sri Lankan to reach 4000 ODI runs, reached by 119 innings.
Upul Tharanga made a decisive contribution to the Sri Lanka legends as they marched to the finals, with a highest score of 99 not out.
Jayasuriya to lead the Sri Lanka Greats XI vs Team Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya will lead the Greats XI, it is learnt here.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is hosting a charity T20 match on May 4 between Sri Lanka Greats XI vs Team Sri Lanka to raise funds to fight Covid-19. Also Read - Bangladesh s tour of Zimbabwe could be delayed
Sri Lanka’s Legendary cricketers will now also be known as Greats, according to Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of the managing committee of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board.
Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Colombo, he said, “Now the match between the former cricketers and the other players of the country will be known as Greats versus Team Sri Lanka.”