Lumbini Lions
2026 (Season 3) SquadNPL 2026 (Season 3) player profile
Niroshan Dickwella
Wicketkeeper-batter•Sri Lanka
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 (Season 3) status
retainedSquad listing
01 / 16
01
Matches
28
02
Runs
480
03
Wickets
—
04
Best
—
05
100s / 50s
0/1
06
Role
Wicketkeeper-batter
Player overview
About Niroshan Dickwella
Explosive left-hand wicketkeeper-batter retained by defending champions Lumbini Lions for NPL 2026. Joined mid-season in 2025 and helped the Lions go unbeaten through the rest of the campaign to the title.
Player details
| Full name | Niroshan Dickwella |
| Date of birth | 23 June 1993 |
| Birthplace | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Playing role | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| Batting style | — |
| Bowling style | — |
NPL record
Niroshan Dickwella at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Niroshan Dickwella.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Lumbini Lions | 6 | 137 | 37 | 34.25 | - | - |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Lumbini Lions |
Salary & auction
| Sallary | N/A |
Career record
Niroshan Dickwella career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 28 | 480 | — | — | 0/1 |
| ODI | 55 | 1604 | — | — | 2/9 |
Records & achievements
- NPL 2025 champion with Lumbini Lions
- Sri Lanka Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, 2012 (Trinity College, Kandy)
- Emerging Cricketer of the Year, Sri Lanka Cricket awards, 2016–17
- First ODI century, 6 July 2017 vs Zimbabwe (part of a 229-run opening stand)
- Test debut 2014; ODI and T20I caps for Sri Lanka
Career
Niroshan Dickwella's teams and career
Career Timeline
- NPL 2025 champion with Lumbini Lions Sri Lanka Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, 2012 (Trinity College, Kandy) Emerging Cricketer of the Year, Sri Lanka Cricket awards, 2016–17 First ODI century, 6 July 2017 vs Zimbabwe (part of a 229-run opening stand) Test debut 2014; ODI and T20I caps for Sri Lanka
Lumbini Lions
