Nimali Perera Explained

Nimali Perera
Country:	Sri Lanka
Fullname:	Thuse Perera Liyanaralalage Nimali Dinushani Perera
Birth Date:	13 December 1990
Birth Place:	Kaluthara, Sri Lanka
Batting:	Right-handed
Bowling:	Right-arm slow
Role:	Umpire
Columns:	2
Column1:	WLA
Matches1:	21
Runs1:	231
Bat Avg1:	12.83
100S/50S1:	0/0
Top Score1:	35
Deliveries1:	60
Wickets1:	1
Bowl Avg1:	44.00
Fivefor1:	0
Tenfor1:	0
Best Bowling1:	1/2
Catches/Stumpings1:	3/–
Column2:	WT20
Matches2:	13
Runs2:	104
Bat Avg2:	9.45
100S/50S2:	0/0
Top Score2:	38
Deliveries2:	74
Wickets2:	3
Bowl Avg2:	29.66
Fivefor2:	0
Tenfor2:	0
Best Bowling2:	2/20
Catches/Stumpings2:	2/–
Club1:	Sri Lanka Army Sports Club
Year1:	2013–2015
Umpire:	true
Wodisumpired:	5
Umpwodidebutyr:	2023
Umpwodilastyr:	2024
Wt20isumpired:	37
Umpwt20idebutyr:	2022
Umpwt20ilastyr:	2024
Listaumpired:	3
Umplistadebutyr:	2022
Date:	25 April 2024
Source:	https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1248/1248586/1248586.html CricketArchive

Nimali Perera (born 13 December 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire.^[1] She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires.^{[2] [3]} She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^{[4] [5]} Perera played for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in domestic cricket.^[6]

Career

In July 2022, she was added to the ICC's Development panel for the first time.^[7] She was the first female umpire from Sri Lanka to feature in a T20 World Cup.^[8] She officiated in List A matches in the Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament in 2022 and she stood in her first List A match on 19 July 2022, between Panadura and Kandy.^{[9] [10]}

She stood as an umpire in her first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, in the game between Malaysia and Pakistan on 2 October 2022.^[11] She also officiate in the semi-final match between India and Australia of 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, along with New Zealand's Kim Cotton.^[12] She stood in her first Women's One Day International (WODI) between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 29 April 2023, when Bangladesh tour to Sri Lanka.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nimali Perera . ESPNcricinfo . 25 April 2024.
2. Web site: ICC announces all-female panel of match officials for Women’s T20 World Cup . Sportstar . 25 April 2024.
3. Web site: SLC felicitated the four Sri Lankan female match officials on the ICC panels . Sri Lanka Cricket . 25 April 2024.
4. Web site: Historic feat: All-female panel to officiate at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 . International Cricket Council . 27 January 2023 . 25 April 2024.
5. Web site: ICC names all-woman panel of match officials for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 . ESPNcricinfo . 27 January 2023 . 25 April 2024.
6. Web site: Player profile: Nimali Perera . CricketArchive . 25 April 2024.
7. Web site: SL's four women players in ICC's panel of umpires . Daily Observer . 25 April 2024.
8. Web site: All-female match official group announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 . International Cricket Council . 27 January 2023 . 25 April 2024.
9. Web site: Panadura Sports Club v Kandy Customs Sports Club, Sri Lanka Cricket Major Clubs Limited Overs Tournament 2022 . CricketArchive . 25 April 2024.
10. Web site: Group B, Panadura, July 19, 2022, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament . ESPNcricinfo . 25 April 2024.
11. Web site: Three Sri Lankan female match officials in the Women’s Asia Cup . Sri Lanka Cricket . 25 April 2024.
12. Web site: Nimali Perera to officiate in Women’s T20 WC semi-finals . Daily FT . 25 June 2024.
13. Web site: 1st ODI, Colombo (PSS), April 29, 2023, Bangladesh Women tour of Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 25 April 2024.