Anushka Sanjeewani (born 24 January 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team.[1] A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, Sanjeewani made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India on 23 January 2014.[2] In January 2020, her name was included in the Sri Lankan 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] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[7]
 Sanjeewani batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Meegama Acharige Anushka Sanjeewani | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1990 Galle, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 58) | 23 January 2014 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 28 March 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 September 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Anushka Sanjeewani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women tour of India, 3rd ODI: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Visakhapatnam, Jan 23, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "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.
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