Kavisha Dilhari

Kavisha Dilhari (born 24 January 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1][2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut for Sri Lanka Women against Pakistan Women on 20 March 2018.[3] She has played domestic cricket since the age of fifteen.[4]

Kavisha Dilhari
Dilhari batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameWelikonthage Kavisha Dilhari
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001
Rathgama, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 70)20 March 2018 v Pakistan
Last ODI17 February 2019 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 45)19 September 2018 v India
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

In September 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the series against India.[5] She made her WT20I debut for Sri Lanka against India Women on 19 September 2018.[6]

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7] In November 2019, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[8] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final.[9] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[10]

References
  1. "Kavisha Dilhari". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Dambulla, Mar 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. "SL pick teenager Dilhari for ODIs; Atapattu returns as captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "Teenager Dilhari gets maiden T20I call-up after stunning India in ODI series ender". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "1st T20I, India Women tour of Sri Lanka at Katunayake, Sep 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  10. "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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