Eshani Kaushalya
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Full name | Lokusuriyage Eshani Kaushalya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Panadura, Sri Lanka | 1 June 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut | 22 March 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 15 July 2017 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut | 12 June 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 25 September 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 September 2018 |
Eshani Kaushalya (also known as Eshani Lokusuriyage, born 1 June 1984) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka national women's cricket team. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.[1]
Kaushalya made her debut for Sri Lanka during the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup, scoring seven runs.[2] She collected her first international wicket later during the tournament, trapping West Indian Juliana Nero leg before wicket.[3] She batted well for Sri Lanka during the 2006 Women's Asia Cup, finishing top of the batting averages for her country, scoring 106 runs at 35.33, including her career high score of 57.[4] During the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, she scored two half-centuries, against England and India,[2] and was named as part of the team of the tournament by the International Cricket Council.[5]
In February 2016, she along with Ama Kanchana recorded the highest 8th wicket partnership in WT20I history(39)[6][7]
In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[8]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Eshani Kaushalya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Statistics / Statsguru / LE Kaushalya / Women's One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "16th Match: Sri Lanka Women v West Indies Women at Benoni, Mar 28, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Records / Women's Asia Cup, 2006/07 - Sri Lanka Women / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "ICC names ICC Women's World Cup India 2013 Team of the Tournament". International Cricket Council. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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- ^ "3rd T20I: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Ranchi, Feb 26, 2016 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in cricket
- Colts Cricket Club cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club women cricketers
- Sri Lankan women cricketers
- Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Sri Lanka women cricket captains