Sri Lanka women's national cricket team

Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka cricket crest
Association Sri Lanka Cricket
Personnel
Captain Chamari Atapattu
Coach Harsha de Silva
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (1965)
Full member (1981)
ICC region Asia
ICC Rankings Current [1] Best-ever
Women's 8th 8th
Women's Tests
Only WTest v  Pakistan at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo; 17–20 April 1998
WTests Played Won/Lost
Total [2] 1 1/0
(0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI v  Netherlands at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo; 25 November 1997
Last WODI v  West Indies at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba; 15 October 2017
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total [3] 152 55/92
(0 ties, 5 no result)
This year [4] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Cup Appearances 6 (first in 1997)
Best result 5th (2013)
Women's World Cup Qualifier Appearances 2 (first in 2011)
Best result 3rd (2011, 2017)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I v  Pakistan at the County Ground, Taunton; 12 June 2009
Last WT20I v  West Indies at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George; 22 October 2017
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [5] 71 19/49
(0 ties, 3 no result)
This year [6] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no result)
Women's World Twenty20 Appearances 5 (first in 2009)
Best result 1st round (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier Appearances 1 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2013)
As of 8 January 2018

The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international women's cricket. One of eight teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of the sport), the team is organised by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Sri Lanka made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1997, against the Netherlands, 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 World Twenty20, 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 Test match to date in April 1998, defeating Pakistan.

1990s

Sri Lanka's international debut came in 1997 with a three match ODI series against The Netherlands, which they lost 2–1. This was part of their preparation for the World Cup in India the following month, in which they reached the quarter finals, losing to England. The following year they hosted a tour by Pakistan, 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 West Indies the following year.

In 2004 they hosted the inaugural Women's Asia Cup, which was reduced to a series against India 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 Pakistan 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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

History

Tournament History

World Cup

  • 1973 to 1993: Did not participate
  • 1997: Quarter finals
  • 2000: 6th place
  • 2005: 6th place
  • 2013: 5th place

Asia Cup

Asian Games

Current international rankings

The ICC Women's Rankings incorporates results from Tests, ODIs and T20Is into a single ranking system.

ICC Women's Rankings
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1  Australia557,284132
2  England607,581126
3  New Zealand698,267120
4  India697,662111
5  West Indies494,77097
6  South Africa787,46796
7  Pakistan554,08174
8  Sri Lanka583,67263
9  Bangladesh351,50543
10  Ireland2565126
Reference: icc-cricket.com, espncricinfo.com, 17 September 2018

Records

Test cricket

ODI cricket

Current squad

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Rankings". icc-cricket.com.
  2. ↑ "Women's Test matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "WODI matches - 2018 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2018 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ↑ "SLC to hold inquiry against abuse allegations". Cricinfo.
  8. ↑ http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/sl-women-thrash-england-women
  9. ↑ "Harsha de Silva named Sri Lanka women's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Releases, Press (2018-08-08). "Sri Lanka appoint Harsha De Silva as Head Coach of Women's Cricket team". Cricket Country. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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