Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana (born 7 April 1991) 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 South Africa on 15 October 2014.[2]
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| Full name | Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1991 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 | 16 February 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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] She was part of the Sri Lankan team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ama Kanchana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka Women v South Africa Women at Colombo (SSC), Oct 15, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "3rd T20I: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Ranchi, Feb 26, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.