Janith Liyanage (born 12 July 1995) is a Sri Lankan

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2022.

Career

He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2014–15

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on 16 January 2015. In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the

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. The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the

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. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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. In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Australia. He made his T20I debut on 20 February 2022, for Sri Lanka against

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. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liyanage, Janith 1995 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers Ragama Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo