Harshitha Samarawickrama (born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan

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er who plays for Sri Lanka's national women's team. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland in March 2016 and her

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(ODI) debut against Australia in September 2016. In November 2019, she was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the

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. The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final. In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the

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in Australia. In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia. In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samarawickrama, Harshitha 1998 births Living people Cricketers from Colombo Sri Lankan women cricketers Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka South Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka