Eshani Kaushalya (also known as Eshani Lokusuriyage, born 1 June 1984) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played for the Sri Lanka national women's cricket team. An all-rounder, she played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.[1]
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| Full name | Lokusuriyage Eshani Kaushalya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1984 Panadura, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 31) | 22 March 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 July 2017 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 6) | 12 June 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 November 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaushalya made her debut against India during the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup, scoring seven runs.[2] She collected her first international wicket later in 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]
In October 2021, she announced her retirement from cricket.[9]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sri Lanka allrounder Eshani Lokusuriyage retires at 37". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2021.