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Sri Lanka women's national cricket team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sri Lanka national cricket team.

The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team (Tamil: இலங்கைப் பெண்கள் துடுப்பாட்ட அணி) represents Sri Lanka in international women's cricket. One of ten teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of the sport), the team is organised by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka cricket crest
AssociationSri Lanka Cricket
Personnel
CaptainChamari Athapaththu
CoachRumesh Ratnayake
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1981)
Associate member (1965)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WODI 7th 7th (12 Oct 2023)
WT20I 7th 7th
Women's Tests
Only WTest Pakistan at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo; 17–20 April 1998
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 1 1/0
(0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI Netherlands at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo; 25 November 1997
Last WODI South Africa at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom; 17 April 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 184 61/115
(0 ties, 8 no results)
This year[5] 3 1/1
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best result5th (2013)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best result3rd (2011, 2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I Pakistan at County Ground, Taunton; 12 June 2009
Last WT20I Scotland at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi; 27 April 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 142 47/91
(0 ties, 4 no results)
This year[7] 5 4/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2009)
Best result1st round (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best resultChampions (2013)
As of 27 April 2024

Sri Lanka made their One Day International (ODI) debut in 1997, against the Netherlands, and later in the year participated in the 1997 World Cup in India. The team has since participated in every edition of the World Cup, with a fifth-place finish at the 2013 event being its best performance. At the World Twenty20, Sri Lanka has likewise played at every tournament, although the team has never progressed past the first round. Sri Lanka played their first and only Test match to date in April 1998, defeating Pakistan.

History edit

1990s edit

Sri Lanka's international debut came in 1997 with a three-match ODI series against The Netherlands, which they lost 2–1. This was part of their preparation for the World Cup in India the following month, in which they reached the quarter finals, losing to England. The following year they hosted a tour by Pakistan, winning the three ODIs as well as what was the first Test match for both countries. It remains Sri Lanka's sole Test match. The Netherlands toured Sri Lanka again in 1999, and this time the Sri Lankans were much more successful, winning all five ODIs.

2000s edit

Sri Lanka finished sixth in the 2000 World Cup, and their next international engagement was against Pakistan at home in 2002, winning all six ODIs. They also won all six ODIs in an away series against the West Indies the following year.

In 2004 they hosted the inaugural Women's Asia Cup, which was reduced to a series against India after the withdrawal of Pakistan. They lost the series. The following year they again finished sixth in the World Cup. In 2005/06, they visited Pakistan to take part in the second Asia Cup, finishing as runners up to India.

2010s edit

In 2014, allegations of sexual abuse by Sri Lanka officials surfaced. Some players were apparently compelled to perform sexual favours for the officials to earn or keep their place in the national team.[8]

On 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka beat England in a pool match, which was a major upset in Women's ODI history. England are world's top ranked team and Sri Lanka is in underdog status, but this win gave a full of attention in World Cricket.[9] Sri Lanka women next beat India women and finally they finished as fifth in the rankings.

On 8 August 2018, after a five-year gap since his previous spell in charge, Harsha de Silva was reappointed as the head coach of the team by the SLC.[10][11]

2020s edit

In 2021, Sri Lanka qualified for the 2022-25 ICC Women's Championship after the abandonment of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in qualifications for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup and the next cycle of the Women's Championship being decided via WODI rankings.

In 2023, Sri Lanka secured their first-ever series victory against England in England. Sri Lanka’s historic 2-1 victory was the first time England lost a bilateral T20I series to a team other than Australia since a 2-1 defeat to New Zealand in 2010.[12]

Tournament History edit

World Cup edit

T20 World Cup edit

Asia Cup edit

Asian Games edit

Honours edit

ACC edit

Others edit

Forthcoming fixtures edit

The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of Sri Lanka in international cricket:

Bilateral series and tours
Date Against H/A/N Results [Matches]
Test WODI WT20I
July 2023   New Zealand Home – 2–1 [3] [3]
May 2023   Bangladesh Home – 1–0 [3] 2–1 [3]
June 2022   Australia Away – 1–2 [3] 0–3 [3]
Multiteam series and tournaments
Date Series Format Position Results [Matches]
July–August 2022   2022 Commonwealth Games WT20I 8th 0–3 [3]
October 2022   2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup WT20I 2nd 5–3 [8]
February 2023   2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup WT20I 8th 2-2 [4]

Records and statistics edit

International Match Summary — Sri Lanka Women[13][14][15]

Last updated 4 April 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Women's Test 1 1 0 0 0 20 April 1998
Women's One-Day Internationals 181 60 114 0 7 25 November 1997
Women's Twenty20 Internationals 140 45 91 0 4 12 June 2009

Women's Test cricket edit

Women's Test record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to Women's Test #106. Last updated 20 April 1998.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
  Pakistan 1 1 0 0 0 17–20 April 1998 17–20 April 1998

Women's One-Day International edit

WODI record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WODI #1322. Last updated 4 April 2024.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
  Australia 11 0 11 0 0 1 December 2000
  Bangladesh 3 2 0 0 1 19 February 2017 19 February 2017
  England 20 1 17 0 1 21 December 1997 2023
  India 32 2 29 0 1 15 December 2000 5 February 2013
  Ireland 4 3 0 0 1 5 December 2000 5 December 2000
  New Zealand 13 2 11 0 0 13 December 1997 27 June 2023
  Pakistan 33 22 11 0 0 11 April 1998 11 April 1998
  South Africa 20 4 14 0 2 8 December 2000 1 April 2005
  West Indies 32 14 18 0 0 11 December 1997 11 December 1997
ICC Associate members
  Netherlands 13 10 3 0 0 25 November 1997 29 November 1997

Women's T20I cricket edit

WT20I record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to WT20I #1515. Last updated 07 September 2023.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
ICC Full members
  Australia 7 0 7 0 0 24 March 2016
  Bangladesh 12 8 3 0 0 28 October 2012 3 December 2016
  England 12 2 10 0 0 14 June 2009 2 September 2023
  India 23 4 18 0 1 15 June 2009 25 June 2014
  Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 14 October 2010 14 October 2010
  New Zealand 13 1 12 0 0 8 May 2010 12 July 2023
  Pakistan 18 7 10 0 1 12 June 2009 12 June 2009
  South Africa 14 4 10 0 0 26 September 2012 2 November 2013
  West Indies 23 4 18 0 1 21 April 2010 21 April 2010
ICC Associate members
  Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 20 January 2022 20 January 2022
  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 0 4 June 2018 4 June 2018
  Netherlands 1 0 0 0 1 24 April 2011
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 18 January 2022 18 January 2022
  Thailand 2 1 1 0 0 9 June 2018 4 October 2022
  United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 2 October 2022 2 October 2022

Squad edit

This lists all the players who were named in the squad for Sri Lanka women's cricket team tour of England 2023 or the 2022 Asian Games.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Formats Notes
Batters
Harshitha Madavi 25 Left-handed Right-arm slow ODI & T20I
Nilakshi de Silva 34 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I
Hasini Perera 28 Left-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I
Vishmi Gunaratne 18 Right-handed – ODI & T20I
Hansima Karunaratne 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI
Kawya Kavindi 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI
Imesha Dulani 22 Right-handed – ODI & T20I
Kaushini Nuthyangana 21 Right-handed – T20I
All-rounders
Chamari Athapaththu 34 Left-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Captain
Kavisha Dilhari 23 Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I
Wicket-keeper
Anushka Sanjeewani 34 Right-handed – ODI & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Inoka Ranaweera 38 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I
Oshadi Ranasinghe 38 Left-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Vice-captain
Sugandika Kumari 33 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I
Inoshi Priyadarshani 37 Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I
Pace Bowlers
Achini Kulasuriya 33 Left-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I
Udeshika Prabodhani 38 Right-handed Left-arm medium ODI & T20I

Updated as on 25 September 2023

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "Women's Test matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "SLC to hold inquiry against abuse allegations". Cricinfo.
  9. ^ "SL women thrash England women | Sri Lanka | Cricket". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Harsha de Silva named Sri Lanka women's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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