The Netherlands women's national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 1997. They played Sri Lanka in 3 One Day Internationals, winning the series 2–1.[1][2] These were the first ever international matches played by the Sri Lanka women's cricket team.[3]
| Netherlands women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Netherlands | ||
| Dates | 25 November – 30 November 1997 | ||
| Captains | Vanessa Bowen | Pauline te Beest | |
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| Results | Netherlands won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Vanessa Bowen (54) | Nicola Payne (69) | |
| Most wickets | Rasanjali Silva (6) | Cheraldine Oudolf (5) | |
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WODI Series edit
1st ODI edit
25 November 1997
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- Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to rain.
- Maaike Schroeder (Net), Vanessa Bowen, Thanuga Ekanayake, Hiruka Fernando, Thalika Gunaratne, Dona Indralatha, Gayathri Kariyawasam, Ramani Perera, Vasanthi Ratnayake, Chamani Seneviratna, Rasanjali Silva and Suthershini Sivanantham (SL) all made their WODI debuts.
2nd ODI edit
29 November 1997
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- Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Kalpana Liyanarachchi (SL) made her WODI debut.
2nd ODI edit
30 November 1997
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Nicola Payne 45* (–)
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- Netherlands Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Kirsten Zorab (Net), Ganga de Silva and Rose Fernando (SL) all made their WODI debuts.
References edit
- ^ "Netherlands Women tour of Sri Lanka 1997/98". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands Women in Sri Lanka 1997/98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Records/Sri Lanka Women/Women's ODI Matches/Results Summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Records/Netherlands Women in Sri Lanka Women's ODI Series, 1997/98 - Sri Lanka Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Records/Netherlands Women in Sri Lanka Women's ODI Series, 1997/98 - Netherlands Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.