Imesha Dulani

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Imesha Dulani
Personal information
Full name
Imesha Dulani Witharana
Born (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  76)29 April 2023 v  Bangladesh
Last ODI14 September 2023 v  England
Only T20I(cap  54)12 July 2023 v  New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Imesha Dulani (born 20 January 2002) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka women's national team. [1]

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Recognition

In October 2021, she was one of three uncapped players named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [2] [3] On 23 November 2021, she played in Sri Lanka's first match of the tournament, against the Netherlands. [4] In January 2022, she was named as one of four reserve players in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [5] In May 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their tour to Pakistan. [6] In April 2023, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their Bangladesh women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023 and made her ODI debut in the first match of the same series. [7] She made her T20I debut, in the third match of the series against New Zealand, on 12 July 2023. [8]

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