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The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team represents
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in international
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. One of ten teams competing in the
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(the highest level of the sport), the team is organised by
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(SLC), a full member of the
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(ICC). Sri Lanka made their
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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 their first and only
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match to date in April 1998, defeating
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.


History


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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in
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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
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, 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
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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
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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. On
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, 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 was reappointed as the head coach of the team by the SLC.


2020s

In 2021, Sri Lanka qualified for the
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after the abandonment of the
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, due to the
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, resulted in qualifications for the
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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
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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. Playing in front of their home supporters at
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in
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, Sri Lanka won the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, the first time they had taken the title, defeating
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in the final by eight wickets after chasing a target of 166 with eight balls to spare.


Tournament history

''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within
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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup


ICC Women's T20 World Cup


ICC Women's Championship


ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier


ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier


ACC Women's Asia Cup


Commonwealth Games


Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier


Asian Games


Honours


ACC

*
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: ** Champions (1):
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** Runners-up (5):
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, 2005–06,
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,
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,
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Others

*
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** Silver Medal (1):
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** Bronze Medal (1):
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*
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** Silver Medal (1):
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Forthcoming fixtures

The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of Sri Lanka in
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:


Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Sri Lanka Women ''Last updated 16 August 2024''


Women's Test cricket

*Highest team total: 305/9d, v
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on 17 April 1998 at
Colts Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tourna ...
,
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. *Highest individual score: 105 *,
Chamani Seneviratna Chamani Roshini Seneviratne (born 14 November 1978) is a Sri Lankan-born 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 betwee ...
v
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on 17 April 1998 at
Colts Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tourna ...
,
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. *Best innings bowling: 5/31,
Chamani Seneviratna Chamani Roshini Seneviratne (born 14 November 1978) is a Sri Lankan-born 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 betwee ...
v
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
on 17 April 1998 at
Colts Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tourna ...
,
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. 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: 305/4, v
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on 17 April 2024 at
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. *Highest individual score: 195 *,
Chamari Athapaththu Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani Kumari Athapaththu (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. Chamari was the ten ...
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on 17 April 2024 at
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,
Potchefstroom Potchefstroom ( ; ), colloquially known as Potch, is an college town, academic city in the North West (South African province), North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstro ...
. *Best innings bowling: 5/2, Suthershini Sivanantham v
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on 22 January 2002 at
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,
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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 #1402. Last updated 16 August 2024.''


Women's T20I cricket

*Highest team total: 184/4 v
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on 22 July 2024 at
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (, ) is a 16,800-seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site leased from the Dambulla cave ...
,
Dambulla Dambulla ( ''Dam̆bulla'', ''Tampuḷḷai'') is a city situated in the north of Matale District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre after Matale in the Matale District. It is situated ...
. *Highest individual innings: 119 *,
Chamari Athapaththu Atapattu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani Kumari Athapaththu (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. Chamari was the ten ...
v
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on 22 July 2024 at
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (, ) is a 16,800-seat cricket stadium in Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province, close to Dambulla on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site leased from the Dambulla cave ...
,
Dambulla Dambulla ( ''Dam̆bulla'', ''Tampuḷḷai'') is a city situated in the north of Matale District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre after Matale in the Matale District. It is situated ...
. *Best innings bowling: 4/2, Malsha Shehani v
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on 8 October 2022 at
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) () also known as Sylhet Stadium and previously known as Sylhet Divisional Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Sylhet, Bangladesh. SICS is surrounded by hills and has a scenic view and it is the only cric ...
,
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. Most WT20I runs for Sri Lanka Women Most WT20I wickets for Sri Lanka Women WT20I record versus other nations ''Last updated 28 July 2024''


Squad

''Updated as on 25 September 2023''


See also

* List of Sri Lanka women ODI cricketers * List of Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers * List of Sri Lanka women Test cricketers * Sri Lankan men's cricket team


References

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1997 establishments in Sri Lanka