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.

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 5th 5th (21 Jun 2024)
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 Ireland at Stormont, Belfast 20 August 2024
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 190 65/117
(0 ties, 8 no results)
This year[5] 9 5/3
(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 New Zealand at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; 12 October 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 160 58/98
(0 ties, 4 no results)
This year[7] 23 15/8
(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 12 October 2024

The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team 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 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

1990s

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

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

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

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]

Playing in front of their home supporters at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka won the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, the first time they had taken the title, defeating India in the final by eight wickets after chasing a target of 166 with eight balls to spare.[13][14][15]

Tournament history

World Cup

T20 World Cup

Asia Cup

Asian Games

Honours

ACC

Others

Forthcoming fixtures

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 England 2022 Commonwealth Games WT20I 8th 0–3 [3]
October 2022 Bangladesh 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup WT20I 2nd 5–3 [8]
February 2023 South Africa 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup WT20I 8th 2-2 [4]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Sri Lanka Women[16][17][18]

Last updated 16 August 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 188 60 116 0 7 25 November 1997
Women's Twenty20 Internationals 140 45 91 0 4 12 June 2009

Women's Test cricket

Women's Test record versus other nations[16]

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

WODI record versus other nations[17]

Records complete to WODI #1402. Last updated 16 August 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 5 3 1 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

WT20I record versus other nations[18]

Last updated 28 July 2024

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R
ICC Full members
 Australia 7 0 7 0 0
 Bangladesh 13 10 3 0 0
 England 12 2 10 0 0
 India 25 5 19 0 1
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 0
 New Zealand 13 1 12 0 0
 Pakistan 20 9 10 0 1
 South Africa 17 6 11 0 0
 West Indies 26 5 20 0 1
ICC Associate members
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 0
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 0
 Netherlands 1 0 0 0 1
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 0
 Thailand 5 4 1 0 0
 Uganda 1 1 0 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 0
 United States 1 1 0 0 0

Squad

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Formats Notes
ODI T20I
Batters
Harshitha Madavi 26 Left-handed Right-arm slow Yes Yes
Nilakshi de Silva 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium Yes Yes
Hasini Perera 29 Left-handed Right-arm medium Yes Yes
Vishmi Gunaratne 19 Right-handed — Yes Yes
Hansima Karunaratne 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium Yes No
Kawya Kavindi 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium Yes No
Imesha Dulani 22 Right-handed — Yes Yes
Kaushini Nuthyangana 22 Right-handed — No Yes
All-rounders
Ama Kanchana 33 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Yes Yes
Chamari Athapaththu 34 Left-handed Right-arm off break Yes Yes Captain
Kavisha Dilhari 23 Right-handed Right-arm off break Yes Yes
Wicket-keeper
Anushka Sanjeewani 34 Right-handed — Yes Yes Vice-Captain
Spin Bowlers
Inoka Ranaweera 38 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Yes Yes Vice-Captain
Oshadi Ranasinghe 38 Left-handed Right-arm off break Yes Yes
Sugandika Kumari 34 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Yes Yes
Inoshi Priyadarshani 37 Right-handed Right-arm off break Yes Yes
Sachini Nisansala 23 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Yes Yes
Pace Bowlers
Achini Kulasuriya 34 Left-handed Right-arm medium Yes Yes
Udeshika Prabodhani 39 Right-handed Left-arm medium Yes Yes

Updated as on 25 September 2023

See also

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