Dewmi Vihanga
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| Full name | Dewmi Wijerathne Vihanga Mallawa Arachchige | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 82) | 2 May 2025 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 May 2025 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21–present | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewmi Wijerathne Vihanga Mallawa Arachchige (born 2 August 2005, known as Dewmi Vihanga) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka women's cricket team as a right-hand batter and right-arm off-break bowler. She has also played for Sri Lanka women's under-19 cricket team.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Vihanga has played for Dambulla in Women’s Super Provincial T20 cricket tournament.[2] In January 2023, Vihanga was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[3] She was named in team of tournament in the first edition of Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[4][5] In same year in April, she was named in Sri Lanka Cricket Board XI team for the warm up match against Bangladesh.[6]
In April 2025, Vihanga named in Sri Lanka national team for the ODI Tri-Nation series against India and South Africa.[7][8][9] She made her ODI debut in same tournament against South Africa on 2 May 2025.[10] She took her first five-wicket haul in ODIs, against South Africa on 9 May,[11][12] and became the second highest wicket-taker of the tournament (11) behind the Sneh Rana (15).[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dewmi Vihanga named in U19 Women's T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament". ThePapare. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Women's Super Provincial T20 cricket tournament begins from today in Colombo". Female Cricket. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka Squad". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Dewmi Vihanga makes it to ICC U-19 Women's WC Team of the tournament". Daily FT. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "U19 Women's World T20: SL's Dewmi in Women's T20 WC Team of the Tournament". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Dewmi Vihanga amongst 15-member squad named for Bangladesh warm-up". ThePapare. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name strong squad for India, South Africa tri-nation series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "New-look Sri Lanka squad announced for Women's ODI Tri-Series; 3 uncapped players included". Female Cricket. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Four uncapped players in Sri Lanka's Athapaththu-led squad for tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "3rd Match, Colombo (RPS), May 2, 2025, Sri Lanka Women's ODI Tri-Series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Annerie Dercksen, Dewmi Vihanga achieve records as SA eye consolation win in tri-series clash against SL". India TV. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Watch Video: Sri Lankan Teen Sensation Dewmi Vihanga Claims Her First ODI Fifer". Female Cricket. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Most wickets For Sri Lanka Women's ODI Tri-Series, 2025". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dewmi Vihanga at ESPNcricinfo
- Dewmi Vihanga at CricketArchive (subscription required)