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- ↑ "Niluka Karunaratne among three new faces in SL squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "1st ODI, Potchefstroom, Oct 24 2013, Sri Lanka Women tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
