General02 May 2021

Upul Tharanga tests positive for Covid-19

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.  

However, it is most likely he will miss out the Sri Lanka Greats XI match on the 4th of May. 
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