Suthershini Sivanantham

Suthershini Sivanantham (born 20 December 1973) is a former women's cricketer who played international cricket for and captained Sri Lanka and Canada, and played domestic cricket for Colts Women. Sivanantham was an off-spin bowler.[1]

Suthershini Sivanantham
Personal information
Full nameSuthershini Sivanantham
Born (1973-12-20) 20 December 1973
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
International information
National sides
ODI debut25 November 1997 
Sri Lanka v Netherlands
Last ODI23 March 2003 
Sri Lanka v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition WODI
Matches 27
Runs scored 86
Batting average 8.60
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 36
Balls bowled 1,130
Wickets 35
Bowling average 14.54
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 5/2
Catches/stumpings 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 May 2016

Sri Lanka career

Sivanantham made her Women's One Day International cricket debut for Sri Lanka in a 1997/8 match against The Netherlands, taking 1/16 from 8 overs, and making 10*.[2] She played three matches in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 4 wickets; only Thalika Gunaratne took more wickets for Sri Lanka in the tournament.[3] Sivanantham was vice-captain of the Sri Lankan team for the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, and was the captain of the team for a 2001/02 series against Pakistan.[4] In January 2002, she recorded bowling figures of 5 wickets for 2 runs in a match against Pakistan; these are the best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan bowler in a Women's ODI.[5]

Canada career

Sivanantham moved to Canada in 2008,[6] and her first recorded match for Canada was in July 2010 against the United States.[7] Sivanantham took 1/46 from 10 overs.[8] A few days later, Sivanantham captained the team in a Twenty20 match against the United States, making 31*.[9] She also captained the team in the 2012 Americas T20 Championship in the Cayman Islands, a pre-qualifying tournament for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6][10] Canada qualified for the 2013 World T20 Qualifier tournament; in the first match, they were bowled out for 44, with Sivanantham top scorer with 13.[11] Canada won their final group game against Japan, with Sivanantham scoring 32 from 41 balls.[12]

References
  1. Juriansz, Pelham (13 January 2002). "Suthershini leads President's XI vs Pakistan". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. "Sri Lanka Women v Netherlands Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. "Records / Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 - Sri Lanka Women / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. de Silva, Nilika (9 December 2001). "Women smarter? The confident Sri Lanka women's cricket team will be out to thrash Pakistan in a three match One Day series and a Test match". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. "Women's Asia Cup - 2008" (pdf). The Nation. 27 April 2008. p. 7. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  6. "Canadian women cricketers prepare in Cayman Islands". Share. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. "Miscellaneous Matches Played By Suthershini Sivanantham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. "Canada Women v United States of America Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. "Canada women ease to Twenty20 victory". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  10. Da Costa, Norman (4 April 2012). "Women in Action". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  11. "ICC Women's T20 Qualifier Day 1 Round-up". Cricket Ireland. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. Grummitt, Daniel (27 July 2013). "Netherlands Through To Semi-Finals Despite Loss". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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