Vijayani Vithanage

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Vijayani Vithanage
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Born (1975-08-04) August 4, 1975 (age 48)
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2018

Vijayani Vithanage (born 4 August 1975) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian woman cricketer. [1] [2] She played for Canada at the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. She represent Canada-XI in 2022 Women's South American Cricket tournament, where all the matches involving Canada did not have a T20I status.

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References

  1. "Vijayani Vithanage". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. "Vijayani Vithanage - Sportzwiki". Sportzwiki. Retrieved 2018-01-26.