Hiruna Sigera is a wicket keeper batsman who is currently playing first grade for South Brisbane as a batsman. Hiruna made his first grade debut at the beginning of the 2020/21 season
Hiruna made his first-class debut for Lankan Cricket Club in Tier B of the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament in 2019
Let's meet Hiruna Sigera
Hiruna reaches 50 on his way to 95 for South Brisbane against University of Queensland on 30 January 2021
What year you were born?
1999
What is your nickname?
Hiru
What was your most memorable moment in junior cricket?
When I was a part of Under-15 squad in school, I’ve scored 169 runs against Galle Mahinda School.
Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey? .
I’ve started my cricket journey when I was about 12 years old, and while I was part of the Under-15 squad, I scored 600 runs.
In 2014 I got selected to the Colombo District Team and in the same year I was the Upcoming Player of the School.
In 2017, I was in the top 5 ranked players in the ongoing Inter-School Under-19 Division 1 cricket tournament.
I made my First-class Debut for Lankan Cricket Club in 2018-19 Premier League Tournament.
What is your pre match routine?
Extra practice sessions to make my mind and focus on the game, listen to my pre-match playlist, go through my previous match videos
How do you amuse yourself on a plane flight?
Listen to music, watch movies and sleep
Which singer/band would you like to see perform live?
Infinity and Daddy, which are based in Sri Lanka and internationally, Backstreet boys
What’s the one thing about you most people don’t know about?
That I play Golf
Who has been your funniest team mate?
Lucky Peterson
Who has been your most annoying team mate?
No one
Who was your childhood hero?
Father
Who was your favourite all-time cricketer?
Mahela Jayawardena
Who is the fastest bowler you’ve played against?
Lahiru Kumara (Sri Lankan National Player)
Who is the best spinner you’ve played against?
Dinuk Hettiarachi
Who was the best batsman you played against?
Pathum Nissanka
Who are the next two batsman to make their debut for the Queensland Bulls in Shield cricket?
Nathan McSweeney
Aryan Jain
What’s the best innings you’ve seen played in any game you’ve played throughout your playing days?
Max Bryant’s inning against South Brisbane in 2021 because he scored 123 in 52 balls.
Who are the two opponents in Premier Cricket you admire most in terms of skills and competitive spirit?
Nathan McSweeney
Nicholas Selman
Nathan McSweeney
What do you enjoy most about playing cricket?
Being in the field and the joy of watching my team do well.
What has been your most memorable moment in cricket?
School Big Matches which are annual cricket matches played between different schools in Sri Lanka.
What’s the best win you’ve been involved with?
In October 2020, we played a 2 day match against Sunshine Coast, which has to be the best win I’ve been involved with because the chase was 320.
What are the three things you’re looking forward to doing outside cricket?
Be with the family as soon as possible
Improve and play more golf
Enjoy life and do things I love and explore more
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