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 34)
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
T20I shirt no.97
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/–
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka
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 (39 runs) in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I). [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] and for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ama Kanchana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka Women v South Africa Women at Colombo (SSC), Oct 15, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "3rd T20I: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Ranchi, Feb 26, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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