Anushka Sanjeewani

Anushka Sanjeewani (born 24 January 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India on 23 January 2014.[2] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[3] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[4] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[5] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]

Anushka Sanjeewani
Sanjeewani batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Meegama Acharige Anushka Sanjeewani
Born (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 58)23 January 2014 v India
Last ODI7 July 2022 v India
T20I debut (cap 34)28 March 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I6 September 2023 v England
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 22 36
Runs scored 282 409
Batting average 12.81 17.04
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 46 61
Catches/stumpings 9/4 3/11
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonTeam

References
  1. "Anushka Sanjeewani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "Sri Lanka Women tour of India, 3rd ODI: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Visakhapatnam, Jan 23, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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