Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi (born 12 July 1995), is a professional Sri Lankan

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er who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2022. He is a past pupil of Lalith Ahulathmudali Maha Vidyalaya and St. Peter's College, Colombo.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2014–15

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on 16 January 2015. In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the

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. The following month, he was also named in Galle's squad for the

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. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the

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And he awarded from the emerging player of the tournemant. In 2024, Liyanage got selected to play for the Galle Marvels

International career

In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Australia. He made his T20I debut on 20 February 2022, for Sri Lanka against

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. He made his ODI debut during the 2024 Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka. In the second ODI he made 95 runs while chasing and won player of the match for his match winning performance. Sri Lanka finally won the series 2–0 and Liyanage was adjudged player of the series. In March 2024, he was selected in Srilanka's ODI squad for a series against Bangladesh. In the first ODI, he scored 67 runs off 69 balls. In the third ODI,he managed to score his maiden ODI centur

In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Sri Lanka’s squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liyanage, Janith 1995 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen Ragama Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo