Manodara Acharige Don Dilani Surangika (born 8 December 1982), known as Dilani Manodara, is a Sri Lankan

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er who has played in 139 international matches for her country. She holds the record for effecting the most dismissals as

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for Sri Lanka in Women's ODIs with 67. Manodara was a member of the 2014 Asian Games bronze medal winning team. In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the

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in Australia. In an ODI match against the West Indies in April 2010, Manodara was retired out due to her slow scoring rate in her team's innings, having taken 70 minutes and 39 balls to score 8 runs.

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1982 births Living people Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Cricketers from Kandy Sri Lankan women cricketers Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lanka women cricket captains Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub