The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team represents

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in international

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. One of eight teams competing in the

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(the highest level of the sport), the team is organised by

Sri Lanka Cricket Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka), Ministry of Sports as the Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka (BCCSL) on 30 June 1975 as a national spo ...

(SLC), a full member of the

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(ICC). Sri Lanka made its

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(ODI) debut in 1997, against the

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, 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

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, Sri Lanka has likewise played at every tournament, although the team has never progressed past the first round. Sri Lanka played in its first and only

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match to date in April 1998, defeating

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1990s

Sri Lanka's international debut came in 1997 with a three match ODI series against

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, which they lost 2–1. This was part of their preparation for the

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the following month, in which they reached the quarter finals, losing to

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. The following year they hosted a tour by

, 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

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the following year. In 2004 they hosted the inaugural

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, which was reduced to a series against

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

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 in order to earn and/or keep their place in the national team. 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. 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 Harsha de Silva ( si, හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා born 30 August 1964) is a Sri Lankan economist and politician. He is a Member of Parliament for the Colombo District and former Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distri ...

was reappointed as the head coach of the team by the SLC.

History

Tournament History

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*1973 to 1993: Did not participate *1997: Quarter finals *2000: 6th place *2005: 6th place *2009: 8th place *2013: 5th place *2017: 7th place

Asia Cup

* 2004: Runners up * 2005–06: Runners up *

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: Runners up * 2008: Runners up *

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: Semifinals * 2016: 3rd * 2018: 4th *

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: Runners up

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: DNP * 2014: Bronze

Honours

ACC

: ** Runners-up (5): 2004, 2005–06,

, 2008,

Others

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** Bronze Medal (1): 2014 *

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** Silver Medal (1): 2019

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Sri Lanka Women ''Last updated 13 October 2022''

Women's Test cricket

*Highest team total: 305/9d, v

on 17 April 1998 at

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Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. *Highest individual score: 105 *,

Chamani Seneviratna Chamani Roshini Seneviratne (born 14 November 1978) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays for the United Arab Emirates as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She previously played internationally for Sri Lanka between 1 ...

on 17 April 1998 at

. *Best innings bowling: 5/31,

on 17 April 1998 at

. Women's Test record versus other nations ''Records complete to Women's Test #106. Last updated 20 April 1998.''

Women's One-Day International

*Highest team total: 284/5, v

on 5 February 2013 at

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. *Highest individual score: 178 *,

Chamari Athapaththu Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani (born 9 February 1990, also known as Chamari Athapaththu) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and the current captain of the women's Twenty20 International team of Sri Lanka. She had a short stint as the captain o ...

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on 29 June 2017 at

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. *Best innings bowling: 5/2, Suthershini Sivanantham v

on 22 January 2002 at

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. Most ODI runs for Sri Lanka Women Most ODI wickets for Sri Lanka Women Highest individual innings in Women's ODI Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI WODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to WODI #1277. Last updated 5 June 2022.''

Women's T20I cricket

*Highest team total: 182/4, v

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on 18 January 2022 at

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. *Highest individual innings: 113,

on 29 September 2019 at

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. *Best innings bowling: 4/9,

Shashikala Siriwardene Hettimulla Appuhamilage Shashikala Dedunu Siriwardene (born 14 February 1985 in Colombo, Sri Lanka), known as Shashikala Siriwardene, is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who captained the Sri Lankan women's cricket team in WODIs. She is the only ...

on 30 March 2018 at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground,

. Most WT20I runs for Sri Lanka Women Most WT20I wickets for Sri Lanka Women WT20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #1276. Last updated 13 October 2022.''

Squad

This lists all the players who were named in the squad for India women's cricket team tour of Sri Lanka 2022.

References

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1997 establishments in Sri Lanka

1990s

2000s

2010s

History

Tournament History

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Asia Cup

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Honours

ACC

Others

Records and Statistics

Women's Test cricket

Women's One-Day International

Women's T20I cricket

Squad

See also

References