Kavisha Egodage

Kavisha Kumari Egodage (born 23 April 2003) [Sri Lankan] is a women's cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.[1]

Kavisha Kumari Egodage
Personal information
Full name
Kavisha Kumari Nanayakkarewasan Egodage
Born (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 3)7 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I25 April 2023 v Uganda
Source: , 9 October 2022

Career

A right-handed batswoman and a right-arm off spin bowler, Kavisha has experienced success from a young age. At 11 years old she was selected for the UAE Women's Team in the 2014 Gulf Cup Championship in Oman.[2][3] This year she was named part of the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament, and made her WT20I debut against Netherlands on 7 July 2018.[4] She took part in the inaugural Fairbreak 2022 Tournament which took place in the United Arab Emirates representing the BARM ARMY. This was an incredibly important event as it brought together some of the best International players from all over the world. She was able to show her skills and demonstrate her talent for the sport.[5][6]

Kavisha Kumari created a milestone at fifteen years old and 267 days, with an International fifty in the Thailand T20 Smash against Malaysia making her the youngest player to do so, breaking the record which was held by Sachin Tendulkar.[7] Her wonderful talent gave her the 2019 Shyam Bhatia Best Female Cricketer of the Year Award [8] and made her a pathfinder when she joined the Middlesex university cricket team and became the initial female to play in a Red Bull University Campus Tournament.[9] Moreover, she secured distinction when she made her first century [10] against a boys' team as part of one of UAE's oldest tournaments. Subsequently, for 2022, she was praised as having attained the highest run-scorer for Women's T20Is.[11]

During the Global Qualifiers 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, she made a huge contribution to her team's success throughout the tournament with her brilliant fielding and batting especially against Zimbabwe. She displayed unwavering focus and dedication during her journey, and ultimately emerged victorious with her nation.[12]

In October 2022, she contributed to the UAE Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup team scoring against the likes of Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan in the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

In March 2023, She represented Barmy Army in the second edition of Fairbreak Invitational 2023 in Hongkong.

Kavisha Top scored in the Victoria Series held in Uganda with a blistering averaged of 56 in three games scoring 112 runs.

She is nominated for Player for the month of April by ICC.

References
  1. "Kavisha Egodage Profile - Cricket Player U.A.E. | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. Ousman, Allaam. "12 year-old Lankan lass carving a niche in UAE cricket history - Sports - Local - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. Pinto, Denzil. "UAE women's national team claims Gulf Cup in Qatar - Sport360 News". sport360.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. Radley, Paul (29 April 2022). "Kavisha Kumari hoping FairBreak stardust will rub off on UAE cricket". The National. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. Kumar, Rupesh. "Getting the opportunity to open alongside Deandra Dottin is a dream come true: Kavisha Egodage". www.womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. Hart, Dominic (11 November 2019). "Sachin Tendulkar's 30-year-old batting record broken by a 15-year-old". The National. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. "Bhatia cricket museum may be a tourist destination". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  9. "Go girl! Meet the First Female to Take Part in Red Bull Campus Cricket, UAE". Red Bull. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. Radley, Paul (4 January 2022). "UAE women's team batter Kavisha Kumari hits historic ton against boys in Gulf Cup". The National. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  11. "Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in a calendar year | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. "Kavisha Kumari dedicates starring role in UAE's 'greatest win' to her recuperating mother". thenationalnews.com. 22 September 2022.

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