Thusara Prabath Kodikara (born 17 November 1969) is a former Sri Lankan international

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er who represented the Malaysian national team between 2004 and 2009. He was born in

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, and played

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there in the 1990s before emigrating to Malaysia. Kodikara played as an

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, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm

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Playing career

Sri Lanka

Born in

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

in 1969, Kodikara made his first-class debut for Central Province against Western Province Suburbs in March 1991. He played for a Central and North Western Combined XI against

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that August, and made his debut for

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in a

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match against

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in October. In all, he played ten first-class matches that first year.First-class matches played by Thusara Kodikara
at CricketArchive He played five first-class matches in 1992, including a match for a Sri Lanka Board President's XI. He made his

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debut in January 1993, playing for Antonians Sports Club against

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,List A matches played by Thusara Kodikara
at CricketArchive a month in which he scored 236

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against

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, his highest first-class score. He played his last match for Central Province in March 1994, and continued to be a regular member of the

side in first-class cricket over the next few years, rarely playing

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. He played his last first-class match in Sri Lanka in February 1999.

Malaysia

After finishing his first-class career in Sri Lanka, Kodikara moved to Malaysia. He first played for the Malaysian national side in February 2004, playing in the

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series against

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. He played in the series again in 2005 and 2006, also playing in

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for the

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in 2006.Other matches played by Thusara Kodikara
at CricketArchive He played for Malaysia in the 2006

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, also playing

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matches against

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and

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that year. He also represented Malaysia at the

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and

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s, and the

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tournament.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Kodikara remained involved in cricket as a coach. He has worked at the

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, and coached the Malaysia under-19s and the national women's team."THUSHARA KODIKARA HEADS TO SARAWAK"
Malaysian Cricket Association, 3 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kodikara, Thusara 1969 births Living people Antonians Sports Club cricketers Cricketers from Kandy Kandurata cricketers Malaysian cricket coaches Malaysian cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lankan emigrants to Malaysia Sri Lankan expatriates in Malaysia