Chamikara Edirisinghe (born 4 April 1991) is a Sri Lankan

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2011–12

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on 20 January 2012. On 4 January 2019, bowling for Saracens Sports Club against Colombo Cricket Club in the

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, Edirisinghe took 9 wickets for 87 runs in the first innings of the match. He was the leading wicket-taker for Saracens Sports Club in the tournament, with 52 dismissals in ten matches. He signed with

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to play cricket in England in the 2019 season. In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the

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. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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* 1991 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club cricketers Monaragala District cricketers Saracens Sports Club cricketers People from North Western Province, Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1990s-stub