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Chamari Athapaththu Signs Up With Sydney Thunder For Next Three WBBL Seasons

Sydney Thunder General Manager: Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu has signed up with Sydney Thunder for the next three seasons of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) via a pre-draft signing.

Chamari was a last-minute addition to the club in last year’s WBBL, and ended up as the second highest run scorer of the league, by amassing 511 runs at an average 42.58, and striking at 129.69, including five half centuries.

She also claimed nine wickets, including a best of 3-20 against the Sydney Sixers, and had an economy rate of 6.79. Chamari took four Player of the Match awards, and was adjudged Player of the Tournament, and got the Alex Blackwell Medal, awarded to Thunder’s player of the year. Read More...

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