Inoka Ranaweera (born 18 February 1986) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and the former One Day International (ODI) captain. She has played at both ODI and Twenty20 International (T20I) level for the Sri Lankan national side.[1] In an ODI against New Zealand in November 2015, she took three wickets from the last three balls of the innings, becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to take an ODI hat-trick.[2]
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Born | (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 (age 36) Balapitiya, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 52) | 12 April 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 27) | 26 September 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 1 October 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Sri Lanka squad – 2012 Women's World Twenty20 | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2016 Women's World Twenty20 | ||
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Sri Lanka squad – 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup | ||
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