Harshitha Samarawickrama
 Madavi batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harshitha Madavi Dissanayake Samarawickrama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1998 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 68) | 20 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 June 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 42) | 20 March 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 August 2024 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harshitha Samarawickrama (born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's national women's team.[1]
International career
[edit]She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland in March 2016 and her One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia in September 2016.[2]
In November 2019, she was named the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[3] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final.[4] In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[5]
In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In January 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[7] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8]
On July 28, 2024, in the final of the Women's Asia Cup against India, Harshitha scored an impressive 69* off 51 balls, leading Sri Lanka to their first-ever Women's Asia Cup victory and earning her the Player of the Match award.[9]
On 11 August 11 2024, in the first T20I match against Ireland, Harshitha scored her 7th T20I half-century. She scored an unbeaten 86 runs from 45 balls hitting 15 boundaries and one six. Sri Lanka won the match by 7 wickets and Harshitha won the Player of the Match award for her performance.[10] On 13 August 13 2024, in the second T20I match against Ireland, Harshitha scored her 8th T20I half-century. She scored 65 runs from 44 balls hitting nine boundaries and three sixes. Despite her efforts, Sri Lanka lost the match.[11]
She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harshitha Samarawickrama". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka Women v Australia Women at Dambulla, Sep 20, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Chamari Athapaththu Harshitha Samarawickrama Star as Sri Lanka-Beat India to- Lift Womens Asia Cup Title". The Times of India. 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Harshitha Samarawickrama's 86* leads Sri Lanka to thumping win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "IRE-W vs SL-W Cricket Scorecard, 2nd T20I at Dublin, August 13, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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- 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