Chathurangi Jayasooriya also spelled as Chathurangi Jayasuriya (born 10 July 1990) is a Sri Lankan netball player and the current captain of the

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who plays in the positions of goal defense or goal keeper. She has been a regular member of the Sri Lankan team since 2011 and took over the captaincy of the national side from fellow veteran

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in 2017. She plays in the position of goal defense and also as the goal keeper. She also currently serves as the flight lieutenant at the

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. Chathurangi has represented Sri Lanka at three

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tournaments in

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and captained the Sri Lankan team at the

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where the team finished at 19th position. She also led Sri Lanka which became victorious at the

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beating

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69-50 in the final, which also marks Sri Lanka's first Asian Netball Championships triumph since 2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayasooriya, Chathurangi 1990 births Living people Sri Lankan netball players 2019 Netball World Cup players 2011 World Netball Championships players Place of birth missing (living people) 2023 Netball World Cup players