Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana (born 7 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka's women's cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa on 15 October 2014.[2]
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Full name | Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 31) Negombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 59) | 15 October 2014 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 29) | 3 March 2013 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 4 August 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 July 2022 |
Along with Eshani Kaushalya, she holds the record for the highest eighth-wicket partnership in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), with 39 runs.[3][4]
In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[6] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[7] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[8] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9]
Sri Lanka squad – 2016 Women's World Twenty20 | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2018 Women's World Twenty20 | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup | ||
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