Kavisha Dilhari

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Kavisha Dilhari
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Dilhari batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Welikonthage Kavisha Dilhari
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23)
Rathgama, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  70)20 March 2018 v  Pakistan
Last ODI18 June 2024 v  West Indies
T20I debut(cap  45)19 September 2018 v  India
Last T20I13 August 2024 v  Ireland
T20I shirt no.6
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches2362
Runs scored403483
Batting average 25.1814.63
100s/50s0/10/1
Top score8451*
Balls bowled6771114
Wickets 2250
Bowling average 30.7722.28
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/204/13
Catches/stumpings 5/–28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 August 2024
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Women's Asia Cup
Runner-up 2022 Bangladesh
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka

Kavisha Dilhari (born 24 January 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team. She has played domestic cricket since the age of fifteen. [1] [2] [3] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for Sri Lanka Women against Pakistan Women on 20 March 2018. [4]

In September 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the series against India. [5] She made her WT20I debut for Sri Lanka against India Women on 19 September 2018. [6]

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [7] In November 2019, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. [8] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final. [9] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [10] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [11] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [12] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [13] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [14]

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