Nilantha Cooray

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Nilantha Cooray
Personal information
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 47)
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  14)25 June 2019 v  Malaysia
Last T20I25 February 2020 v  Oman
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2020

Nilantha Cooray (born 20 January 1978) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for the Maldives national cricket team. [1] He played in 100 first-class matches and 72 List A matches in Sri Lanka between 1998 and 2012. [1] He is also the national Level-3 coach of the Maldives. [2]

He was a member of the Maldives' squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament, contested by Malaysia, Maldives and Thailand. [3] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Maldives, against Malaysia, on 25 June 2019. [4] He was named the Player of the Series, after scoring 101 runs and taking six wickets in the four matches he played. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nilantha Cooray". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Coaches:Maldives Cricket". MaldivesCricket.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Maldives (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "2nd Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Maldives Men's Celebrate taking home the Silver Medal – Malaysia T20i Tri-Series". Maldives Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series, 2019 - Maldives: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2019.


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