About Nilantha Cooray
Born 1978. Nilantha Cooray is a cricketer.
Nilantha Cooray (born 20 January 1978) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for the Maldives national cricket team. He played in 100 first-class matches and 72 List A matches in Sri Lanka between 1998 and 2012.
He was a member of the Maldives' squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament, contested by Malaysia, Maldives and Thailand. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the Maldives, against Malaysia, on 25 June 2019. He was named the Player of the Series, after scoring 101 runs and taking six wickets in the four matches he played.
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Who is Nilantha Cooray?
Sri Lankan cricketer
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Nilantha Cooray was born on 20 January 1978 in Moratuwa.
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Nilantha Cooray is a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nilantha Cooray. https://biography.guide/nilantha-cooray/
MLA: "Nilantha Cooray." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nilantha-cooray/.
Chicago: "Nilantha Cooray." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nilantha-cooray/.
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