Sugandika Kumari

Sugandika Kumari
Kumari bowling for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Basnayake Mudiyanselage Sugandika Manel Kumari
Born (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34)
Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm orthodox
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)11 January 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI5 June 2022 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 38)15 January 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I6 September 2023 v England
T20I shirt no.91
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka

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]

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] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sugandika Kumari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 2nd ODI: Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women at Sharjah, Jan 11, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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