Ama Kanchana

Kathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana (born 7 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka's women's cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa on 15 October 2014.[2]

Ama Kanchana
Personal information
Full nameKathira Arachchige Dona Ama Kanchana
Born (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991
Negombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 59)15 October 2014 v South Africa
Last ODI9 October 2019 v Australia
ODI shirt no.97
T20I debut (cap 29)3 March 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I24 January 2022 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 30 34
Runs scored 293 152
Batting average 11.72 6.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 34* 17
Balls bowled 845 310
Wickets 24 12
Bowling average 31.95 36.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 3/22
Catches/stumpings 13/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2022

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]

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