Sugandika Kumari

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Sugandika Kumari
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Kumari bowling for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Basnayake Mudiyanselage Sugandika Manel Kumari
Born (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33)
Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm orthodox
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  61)11 January 2015 v  Pakistan
Last ODI5 June 2022 v  Pakistan
T20I debut(cap  38)15 January 2015 v  Pakistan
Last T20I6 September 2023 v  England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Basnayake Mudiyanselage Sugandika Manel Kumari (born 5 October 1990), known as Sugandika Kumari, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team. [1] She made her One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan in January 2015. [2]

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [3] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [4] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [5] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [6] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [7]

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References

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