Inoka Ranaweera

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Inoka Ranaweera
Personal information
Born (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 (age 38)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 52)12 April 2012 v India
Last ODI7 July 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 27)26 September 2012 v India
Last T20I6 September 2023 v England
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 65 51
Runs scored 196 29
Batting average 8.52 3.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 32* 8*
Balls bowled 3013 1046
Wickets 70 49
Bowling average 31.18 20.79
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/39 3/9
Catches/stumpings 13/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team

Inoka Ranaweera (born 18 February 1986) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and a former One Day International (ODI) captain of the women's national team. She has played at both ODI and Twenty20 International (T20I) level for Sri Lanka.[1] In an ODI against New Zealand in November 2015, she took three wickets off the last three balls of the innings, becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to take an ODI hat-trick.[2]

She has won the Sri Lanka Cricket award for the Women's ODI Bowler of the Year in 2016 and 2017.[3][4] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[5] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[6] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inoka Ranaweera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ^ (4 November 2015). "Inoka Ranaweera sets record with first hat-trick" – Sri Lanka Mirror. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Dialog Cricket Awards 2016: List of award winners". Cricket Machan. 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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