Nuwan Thushara, who is widely called “Podi Malinga” for the slingy bowling action resembling Lasith Malinga, has been in limelight lately for his wonderful skills. He is an excellent bowler who can give out yorkers with immense speed and accuracy. In this regard, Thushara is an important player for Sri Lanka in T20.
Recently, Thushara is all over the news for IPL 2025. With a bowling speed regularly touching the mid-140s km/h range, he has been a challenging bowler to face. Variations, including well-disguised slower balls, have further added to his effectiveness in T20 cricket. During his IPL stint, Thushara has delivered some memorable performances, showing his knack for picking crucial wickets under pressure. Though there is no authenticated data of the highest speed recorded this season, Thushara’s ability to touch a speed close to 150 km/h puts him in the league of top pacers.
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At 29 years old in 2025, Thushara is at an optimum age for a fast bowler, combining energetic vigor with increasing experience. Having had a great journey-from domestic cricket to become the backbone of Sri Lankans and now making an impression in international T20 leagues, including the IPL-will be a great source of inspiration for him.
That also saw him go through to establish the raw pace, combined with quite sensible approaches while bowling in death overs. Fans are eagerly anticipating the time when he goes one level more for it is his idol to surpass, Lasith Malinga, and become legendary among all the T20 franchise cricketers. Thus, Thushara stays merely on names, as his chart, of course, shows his peak is still to touch high ceilings by this time.