Yashoda Mendis

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Yashoda Mendis
Personal information
Full name
Batawalage Yashoda Avanthika Mendis
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 37)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  48)26 April 2011 v  Pakistan
Last ODI9 October 2019 v  Australia
T20I debut(cap  22)24 April 2011 v  Netherlands
Last T20I30 September 2019 v  Australia
Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2019
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team

Batawalage Yashoda Avanthika Mendis (born 15 September 1986), known as Yashoda Mendis is a Sri Lankan cricketer. [1] She was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with 130 runs in five matches. [2]

She was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [3]

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References

  1. "Yashoda Mendis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Sri Lanka Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.