Anushka Sanjeewani
Sri Lankan cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sri Lankan cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anushka Sanjeewani (born 24 January 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team.[1] A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, Sanjeewani made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India on 23 January 2014.[2] In January 2020, her name was included in the Sri Lankan squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[3] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[4] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[5] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]
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Full name | Meegama Acharige Anushka Sanjeewani | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Galle, Sri Lanka | 24 January 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 58) | 23 January 2014 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 34) | 28 March 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 6 September 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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