Chamari Athapaththu

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1990)

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Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani 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. She is the first Sri Lankan woman to play in franchise cricket. 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.

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Dean removes dangerous Athapaththu on 34 England's Charlie Dean removes Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu on 34 in the second ODI at The County Ground, Northampton. BBC Sport - Published on September 12, 2023
Teenage debutant Gaur removes Sri Lanka openers Watch as 17-year-old Mahika Gaur bowls both Chamari Athapaththu and Anushka Sanjeewani on her ODI debut as England take on Sri Lanka in the first match at Chester-le-Street. BBC Sport - Published on September 9, 2023
Athapaththu inspires historic T20 series win Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu inspires a historic T20 series win over England with three wickets and 44 runs in the third T20 at Derby. BBC Sport - Published on September 6, 2023

England slump to first T20 defeat by Sri Lanka Chamari Athapaththu stars as Sri Lanka record their first ever victory over England in T20 internationals. BBC Sport - Published on September 2, 2023
'Beautiful delivery' - England lose opener Wyatt on one Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu takes the wicket of England opener Danni Wyatt in the first over of the second T20 between England and Sri Lanka at Chelmsford. BBC Sport - Published on September 2, 2023
'Huge moment!' - Teenager Gaur takes first international wicket England's Mahika Gaur dismisses Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu to take her first ever international wicket as England beat Sri Lanka in a rain-affected T20 series opener at Hove. BBC Sport - Published on August 31, 2023

'Superwoman-style' - Australia's Harris takes 'brilliant' catch Australia's Grace Harris takes a brilliant catch off Ellyse Perry's bowling to remove Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu at the Women's T20 World Cup. BBC Sport - Published on February 16, 2023
'Was that premeditated?' - Atapattu tries to Mankad Joty Sri Lanka's Chamari Atapattu unsuccessfully tries to try Mankad Nigar Sultana Joty. BBC Sport - Published on February 12, 2023