Athapaththu walking back to her mark while bowling for Sri Lanka during 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Athapaththu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani
Born
(1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34) Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
Batter
All-rounder
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (2009-present)
ODI debut (cap 44)
18 April 2010 v West Indies
Last ODI
3 July 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 12)
15 June 2009 v India
Last T20I
6 September 2023 v England
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2007
Colts Cricket Club
2009/10
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2012/13–2016/17
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
2017–2018
Yorkshire Diamonds
2017/18–2019/20
Melbourne Renegades
2018/19
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2019
Loughborough Lightning
2019–2020
Supernovas
2021/22
Perth Scorchers
2022
Guyana Amazon Warriors
2022/23
Melbourne Renegades
2023/24–present
Sydney Thunder
2023/24
Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition
WODI
WT20I
Matches
101
131
Runs scored
3,513
2,957
Batting average
36.59
23.65
100s/50s
9/16
2/10
Top score
195*
113
Balls bowled
1,530
1,116
Wickets
29
48
Bowling average
49.24
30.56
5 wickets in innings
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
3/31
3/14
Catches/stumpings
24/–
37/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 April 2024
Medal record
Representing Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou
Team
2014 Incheon
Team
Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani (born 9 February 1990, also known as Chamari Athapaththu) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and the current captain of the women's Twenty20 International team of Sri Lanka. Chamari was the tenth captain for Sri Lanka women's national cricket team. In November 2017, she was named the Women's Cricketer of the Year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.[1] She is the first Sri Lankan woman to play in franchise cricket.[2][3] In November 2023, it was announced that a special dedicated seating zone at the Sydney Cricket Ground would be named after her as the Chamari Bay.[4][5]
^"Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^"Chamari Atapattu. Sri Lanka women's cricket player profile. The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^"Chamari, first Sri Lankan to play in Women's BBL franchise". Daily News. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^"'Chamari Bay' dedicated for Chamari Athapaththu at Sydney Cricket Ground". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^Lakehouse, Shabee (16 November 2023). ""Chamari Bay" set to be unveiled at SCG". DailyNews. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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