Navod Paranavithana (born 16 May 2002) is a Sri Lankan

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er. In January 2020, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the

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. In March 2020, Paranavithana became the first batsman to score a quadruple century in a school match in Sri Lanka. He made his

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debut on 27 October 2021, for

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in the

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. He made his

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debut on 23 May 2022, for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the Major Clubs T20 Tournament. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

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* 2002 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Cricketers from Galle {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-2000s-stub