Personal information | |
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Full name | Wellage Shashini Gimhani Wijayarathna |
Born | Mahamodara, Sri Lanka | 9 December 2008
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Left-arm wrist spin |
Role | Bowler |
International information | |
National side | |
T20I debut(cap 55) | 1 May 2024 v Uganda |
Last T20I | 3 May 2024 v United States |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2023–present | Colombo District |
Source:Cricinfo,11 May 2024 |
Wellage Shashini Gimhani Wijayarathna (born 9 December 2008,known as Shashini Gimhani) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka women's cricket team as a left-arm wrist spinner. [1] She has also played for Sri Lanka women's under-19 cricket team. [2]
Gimhani studied at Devapathiraja College in Rathgama,Galle. [3]
In March 2024,Gimhani was selected in the Sri Lanka under-19 team for the Tri-Nation Series against England under-19 and Australia under-19 teams. [4] [5]
In April 2024,she earned her maiden call-up for Sri Lanka's national squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. [6] [7] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Uganda on 1 May 2024. [8] She became the youngest player for Sri Lanka to represent the national team at the age of 15 years and 144 days. [9]
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