Umesha Thimashini (born 24 April 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] In January 2019, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against South Africa.[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Sri Lankan against South Africa Women on 1 February 2019.[3] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WT20I) debut, also against South Africa Women, on 11 February 2019.[4]
.jpg) Thimashini batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Umesha Nimeshani Thimashini | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 2001 Rathgama, Galle, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 71) | 11 February 2019 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 46) | 1 February 2019 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 March 2020 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In November 2019, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[5] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final.[6] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[7]
In October 2021, she was named as one of five reserve players in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Umesha Thimashini". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Sri Lanka Women tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Potchefstroom, Feb 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
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