Chamari Athapaththu

Chamari Athapaththu
Athapaththu walking back to her mark while bowling for Sri Lanka during 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Athapaththu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani Kumari Athapaththu
Born (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatting All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 44)18 April 2010 v West Indies
Last ODI27 April 2025 v India
T20I debut (cap 12)15 June 2009 v India
Last T20I18 March 2025 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.58
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Colts Cricket Club
2009/10Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
2012/13–2016/17Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club
2017–2018Yorkshire Diamonds
2017/18–2019/20, 2022/23Melbourne Renegades
2018/19Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2019Loughborough Lightning
2019–2020Supernovas
2021/22Perth Scorchers
2022Guyana Amazon Warriors
2023/24–presentSydney Thunder
2023/24Northern Districts
2024-presentUP Warriorz
2024Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 115 146
Runs scored 3,877 3,458
Batting average 35.24 25.42
100s/50s 9/19 3/13
Top score 195* 119*
Balls bowled 1,907 1,449
Wickets 45 63
Bowling average 42.17 25.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/31 4/29
Catches/stumpings 26/– 42/–
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Team
2014 Incheon Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2024 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 May 2025

Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani Kumari Athapaththu (born 9 February 1990), known as Chamari Athapaththu, is a Sri Lankan cricketer and the captain of the national team. In 2017, she was named the 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 franchise cricket. In 2023, a special seating zone at the Sydney Cricket Ground was named after her as Chamari Bay.