Vishmi Gunaratne
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Full name | Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Vishmi Dewmini Gunarathne | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 75) | 4 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 49) | 18 January 2022 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 26 June 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Vishmi Dewmini Gunarathne (born 22 August 2005, known as Vishmi Gunaratne) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Sri Lanka. She plays as a right-handed batter.[1][2]
Domestic career
In 2022, playing for her school Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya, Gunaratne scored the first ever quadruple century in Sri Lanka Girls' cricket, scoring 417 off 128 balls against Jayasiripura KV.[3][4]
Gunaratne played for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club during the 2021–22 Sri Lanka Women's Division One Tournament, and scored 138* in her side's match against Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Second XI.[5]
International career
In October 2021, Gunaratne was selected in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, but did not play a match.[6]
Gunaratne made her Twenty20 International debut on 18 January 2022, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier against Scotland, opening the batting and scoring 8 runs.[7] She missed Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan in order to sit exams.[8]
During Sri Lanka's series against India in June and July 2022, she made her WT20I high score, scoring 45 as part of Sri Lanka's record opening partnership in WT20Is (87, made with Chamari Athapaththu).[9] In the same series, she made her One Day International debut, on 4 July 2022.[10] Gunaratne was selected as part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, playing two matches in the tournament.[11][12]
In January 2023, Gunaratne was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, as captain of the side.[13] She was Sri Lanka's leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 134 runs at an average of 44.66.[14] In February 2023, she played four matches for Sri Lanka at the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, scoring 60 runs.[15]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Vishmi Gunaratne". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Vishmi Gunaratne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Vishmi Gunaratne makes history with highest individual innings by a batswoman". Batsman. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Vishmi Gunaratne: The Sri Lanka cricketer who smashed 417 runs in 128 balls". Sportslumo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Women Second XI v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "2nd Match, Kuala Lumpur, January 18 2022, 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualifier: Sri Lanka Women v Scotland Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Schoolgirl prodigy Vishmi will not trade books for bats". Sunday Observer. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Spinners, Harmanpreet, Mandhana subdue SL to seal series win". ESPNcricinfo. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "2nd ODI, Pallekelle, July 4 2022, India Women tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Women v India Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Sri Lanka Women/Commonwealth Games 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - Sri Lanka Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Records/ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - Sri Lanka Women/Women's Twenty20 Internationals/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
External links
- Vishmi Gunaratne at ESPNcricinfo
- Vishmi Gunaratne at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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