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Nilantha Cooray

Nilantha Cooray

Sri Lankan cricketer

Nilantha Cooray (born 20 January 1978) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for the Maldives national cricket team.[1] He played in 100 first-class matches and 72 List A matches in Sri Lanka between 1998 and 2012.[1] He is also the national Level-3 coach of the Maldives.[2]

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He was a member of the Maldives' squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.[3] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Maldives, against Malaysia, on 25 June 2019.[4] He was named the Player of the Series, after scoring 101 runs and taking six wickets in the four matches he played.[5][6]

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    "Nilantha Cooray". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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    "Coaches:Maldives Cricket". MaldivesCricket.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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    "Maldives (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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    "2nd Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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    "Maldives Men's Celebrate taking home the Silver Medal – Malaysia T20i Tri-Series". Maldives Cricket. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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    "Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series, 2019 - Maldives: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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