Harshitha Samarawickrama

Harshitha Samarawickrama (born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team.[1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia on 20 September 2016.[2]

Harshitha Samarawickrama
Madavi batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Harshitha Madavi Dissanayake Samarawickrama
Born (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm slow-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 68)20 September 2016 v Australia
Last ODI7 July 2022 v India
T20I debut (cap 42)20 March 2016 v Ireland
Last T20I6 September 2023 v England
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 18 23
Runs scored 419 300
Batting average 23.27 17.64
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 75 65*
Balls bowled 24 0
Wickets 0 -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 -
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouTeam
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

In November 2019, she was named as 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]

References
  1. "Harshitha Samarawickrama". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. "ICC Women's Championship, 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka Women v Australia Women at Dambulla, Sep 20, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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