Ama Kanchana

Ama Kanchana
Personal information
Full name
Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana
Born (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33)
Negombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 59)15 October 2014 v South Africa
Last ODI7 July 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.97
T20I debut (cap 29)3 March 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I16 February 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.97
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 33 39
Runs scored 345 182
Batting average 12.77 7.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 47* 17
Balls bowled 945 364
Wickets 25 13
Bowling average 34.92 37.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 3/22
Catches/stumpings 14/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka

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]

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

  1. ^ "Ama Kanchana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka Women v South Africa Women at Colombo (SSC), Oct 15, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ "3rd T20I: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Ranchi, Feb 26, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.