Ama Kanchana

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Ama Kanchana
Personal information
Full name
Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana
Born (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 32)
Negombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  59)15 October 2014 v  South Africa
Last ODI7 July 2022 v  India
ODI shirt no.97
T20I debut(cap  29)3 March 2013 v  West Indies
Last T20I16 February 2023 v  Australia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches3339
Runs scored345182
Batting average 12.777.00
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score47* 17
Balls bowled945364
Wickets 2513
Bowling average 34.9237.76
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling3/263/22
Catches/stumpings 14/–5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2023

Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana (born 7 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team. [1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa on 15 October 2014. [2]

Along with Eshani Kaushalya, she holds the record for the highest eighth-wicket partnership in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), with 39 runs. [3] [4]

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [5] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [6] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [7] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [8] She was part of the Sri Lankan team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [9]

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