Basnayake Mudiyanselage Sugandika Manel Kumari (born 5 October 1990), known as Sugandika Kumari, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan in January 2015.[2]
.jpg) Kumari bowling for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Basnayake Mudiyanselage Sugandika Manel Kumari | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1990 Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 61) | 11 January 2015 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 June 2022 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 38) | 15 January 2015 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 September 2023 v England | ||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[3] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[4] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[5] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[6] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Sugandika Kumari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 2nd ODI: Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women at Sharjah, Jan 11, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links edit
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