Chamari Atapattu poses for a portrait in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 10, 2021.
Chamari Atapattu poses for a portrait at the Colombo Cricket Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 10, 2021.

Chamari
Atapattu

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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Cricket

The first Sri Lankan ever to play franchise cricket, Chamari Atapattu captains her country in T20 Internationals and has five ODI centuries to her name.

Date of birth

February 9, 1990

Birthplace

Gokarella, Kurunegala

Age

35

Nationality

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Career start

2009

Disciplines

Cricket

Known for her aggressive hitting at the top of the order, Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani leads the Sri Lanka women’s Twenty20 International side by example.

Holder of many records for batting, Chamari is an attacking left-handed bat and right-arm off-spinner who achieved global recognition when she hit 178 not out against Australia in Bristol, UK, at the 2017 World Cup.