| Full Name: | Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana | |
| Born: | 15 April 1982 in Kegalle | |
| Batting: | Left-hand batsman | |
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Test Debut: | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at National Stadium, Karachi - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 February 2009 | |
| Last Test: | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at P Sara Oval, Colombo - 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th November 2012 |
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | BF | SR | 50s | 100s | 0s | G 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 32 | 60 | 5 | 1792 | 32.58 | 111 | 4274 | 41.92 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 189 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 102 | 86 | 1 | 1/26 | 86.00 | 5.05 | 102.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recent scores: | 0, 40, 31*, 0, 75, 22, 32, 0, 25, 24 | |
| Modes of dismissal: | lbw (10), bowled (8), run out (1), stumped (1), caught behind (16), caught (19) | |
| Dismissed most by: | Saeed Ajmal 7, Umar Gul 6, Ishant Sharma 4, Christopher Tremlett 3, Tim Southee 3, Ryan Harris 2, Junaid Khan 2, Daniel Vettori 2, Harbhajan Singh 2, Virender Sehwag 2 | |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |
