Harshitha Madavi (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]
![]() 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 | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 24) 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 | 1 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 42) | 20 March 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 June 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2022 |
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]
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Sri Lanka squad – 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup | ||
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