Lahiru Udara (born 27 November 1993) is a Sri Lankan

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2013–14

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on 17 January 2014. In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament, with 1,039 runs in nine matches. In October 2020, he was drafted by the

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for the inaugural edition of the

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. In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India. The following month, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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. In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Udara, Lahiru 1993 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Matara District cricketers Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers Dambulla Aura cricketers Cricketers from Colombo