Achini Kulasuriya (born 7 June 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand on 10 November 2015.[2] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's 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 picked in the Sri Lankan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[5] She was a member of Sri Lanka's squad 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]

Achini Kulasuriya
Kulasuriya bowling for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Waliarawe Gedara Achini Kalhari Kaushalya Kulasuriya
Born (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 34)
Matale, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm slow-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 64)10 November 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI4 July 2022 v India
T20I debut (cap 39)22 November 2015 v New Zealand
Last T20I19 February 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.22
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka

References

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  1. ^ "Achini Kulasuriya". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Women tour of New Zealand, 4th ODI: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln, Nov 10, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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