Nimali Perera (born 13 December 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire.[1] She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[2][3] She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[4][5] Perera played for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in domestic cricket.[6]
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| Full name | Thuse Perera Liyanaralalage Nimali Dinushani Perera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1990 Kaluthara, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WODIs umpired | 5 (2023–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 44 (2022–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 3 (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 25 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editIn July 2022, she was added to the ICC's Development panel for the first time.[7] She was the first female umpire from Sri Lanka to feature in a T20 World Cup.[8] She officiated in List A matches in the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament in 2022 and she stood in her first List A match on 19 July 2022, between Panadura and Kandy.[9][10]
She stood as an umpire in her first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, in the game between Malaysia and Pakistan on 2 October 2022.[11] She also officiate in the semi-final match between India and Australia of 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, along with New Zealand's Kim Cotton.[12] She stood in her first Women's One Day International (WODI) between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 29 April 2023, when Bangladesh tour to Sri Lanka.[13]
In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Nimali Perera". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC announces all-female panel of match officials for Women's T20 World Cup". Sportstar. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "SLC felicitated the four Sri Lankan female match officials on the ICC panels". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Historic feat: All-female panel to officiate at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "ICC names all-woman panel of match officials for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". ESPNcricinfo. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Player profile: Nimali Perera". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "SL's four women players in ICC's panel of umpires". Daily Observer. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Panadura Sports Club v Kandy Customs Sports Club, Sri Lanka Cricket Major Clubs Limited Overs Tournament 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Group B, Panadura, July 19, 2022, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Three Sri Lankan female match officials in the Women's Asia Cup". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Nimali Perera to officiate in Women's T20 WC semi-finals". Daily FT. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "1st ODI, Colombo (PSS), April 29, 2023, Bangladesh Women tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "All-female panel of match officials announced for Women's T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
External links
edit- Nimali Perera at ESPNcricinfo
- Nimali Perera at CricketArchive (subscription required)