Nimesh Vimukthi

Nimesh Vimukthi

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Only T20I (cap 106)	4 October 2023 v Afghanistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 January 2022

Nimesh Vimukthi (born 7 May 1997) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Panadura Sports Club in the 2016–17 Premier Trophy on 2 December 2016.[2] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[3] However, prior to the first match, he tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the tournament.[4] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[5]

In January 2022, he was named as one of six reserve players in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[6] In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[7]

References

1. "Nimesh Vimukthi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
2. "Premier League Tournament Tier B at Panadura, Dec 2-3 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
3. "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
4. "Change of teams for Kamil, Himasha & Prabath in SLC T20 League". The Papare. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
5. "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
6. "New-look Sri Lanka name eight changes for Zimbabwe ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
7. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Nimesh Vimukthi at ESPNcricinfo