Prasadani Weerakkody

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Prasadani Weerakkody
Personal information
Full name
Prasadani Maheshika Weerakkody
Born (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 (age 35)
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  50)14 November 2011 v  South Africa
Last ODI3 June 2022 v  Pakistan
T20I debut(cap  25)1 May 2012 v  West Indies
Last T20I6 February 2019 v  South Africa
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches5327
Runs scored909303
Batting average 17.4813.17
100s/50s0/20/0
Top score6948
Catches/stumpings 39/168/11
Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2022

Prasadani Maheshika Weerakkody (born 13 November 1988) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has played in 43 women's One Day Internationals, 25 Twenty20 internationals. [1] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [2] She was part of the Sri Lankan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [3]

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References

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  2. "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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