Nilantha Cooray Explained

Nilantha Cooray
Country:	Maldives
Birth Date:	20 January 1978
Birth Place:	Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
International:	true
T20idebutdate:	25 June
T20idebutyear:	2019
T20idebutagainst:	Malaysia
T20icap:	14
Lastt20idate:	25 February
Lastt20iyear:	2020
Lastt20iagainst:	Oman
Date:	25 February 2020
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/48375.html Cricinfo

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]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nilantha Cooray . 22 June 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Coaches:Maldives Cricket. 30 June 2019. MaldivesCricket.com. 30 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190630035020/http://www.maldivescricket.org/people-stats/teams/coaches/. dead.
3. Web site: Maldives (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019) . CricClubs . 22 June 2019.
4. Web site: 2nd Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 June 2019.
5. Web site: Maldives Men's Celebrate taking home the Silver Medal – Malaysia T20i Tri-Series . Maldives Cricket . 27 July 2019 . 27 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190727134521/https://www.maldivescricket.org/maldives-mens-celebrate-taking-home-the-silver-medal-malaysia-t20i-tri-series/ . dead .
6. Web site: Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series, 2019 - Maldives: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 July 2019.