Sri_Lanka_women's_national_under-19_cricket_team
Sri Lanka women's national under-19 cricket team
Under-19 cricket team
The Sri Lanka women's under-19 cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Sri Lanka Cricket (SL).
| Association | Sri Lanka Cricket |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Vishmi Gunaratne |
| Coach | Shashikala Siriwardene |
| History | |
| Twenty20 debut | v  United States at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa; 14 January 2023 |
| U19 World Cup wins | 0 |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC region | Asia |
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first-ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, in which they reached the Super Six stage.[1][2]
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, Sri Lanka qualified automatically for the tournament.[4]
Sri Lanka named their 15-player squad for the tournament on 5 December 2022.[5] The side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished fifth in their group.[2]
The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for Sri Lanka under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[5]
| Name | Most Recent Call-up |
|---|---|
| Dulanga Dissanayake | 2023 World Cup |
| Vishmi Gunaratne | 2023 World Cup |
| Manudi Nanayakkara | 2023 World Cup |
| Rashmi Nethranjalee | 2023 World Cup |
| Sumudu Nisansala | 2023 World Cup |
| Harini Perera | 2023 World Cup |
| Vidushika Perera | 2023 World Cup |
| Umaya Rathnayake | 2023 World Cup |
| Dahami Sanethma | 2023 World Cup |
| Rishmi Sanjana | 2023 World Cup |
| Nethmi Senarathne | 2023 World Cup |
| Rashmika Sewwandi | 2023 World Cup |
| Vihara Sewwandi | 2023 World Cup |
| Pamoda Shaini | 2023 World Cup |
| Dewmi Vihanga | 2023 World Cup |
International match summary
As of 24 January 2023
| Playing records | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2023 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 24 January 2023
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| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Associate members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 January 2023 | 14 January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leading runs scorers
- As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Players | Runs | Average | Career span[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishmi Gunaratne | 134 | 44.66 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Dewmi Vihanga | 113 | 22.60 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Manudi Nanayakkara | 66 | 16.50 | 2023–Present |
Leading wickets takers
- As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Wickets | Average | Career span[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewmi Vihanga | 9 | 12.88 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Vidushika Perera | 5 | 23.80 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Rashmi Nethranjali | 3 | 38.00 | 2023–Present |
Highest individual innings
- As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishmi Gunaratne | 60* | Bangladesh | 16 January 2023 |
| 2 | Dewmi Vihanga | 55 | Bangladesh | 16 January 2023 |
| 3 | Nethmi Senarathne | 36 | South Africa | 24 January 2023 |
Highest individual bowling figures
- As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewmi Vihanga | 3/11 | United States | 14 January 2023 |
| 2 | Vidushika Perera | 3/25 | South Africa | 24 January 2023 |
| 3 | Dewmi Vihanga | 3/34 | India | 22 January 2023 |
Highest team totals
- As of 24 January 2023
| S/N | Dates | Totals | Against | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 January 2023 | 155/4, (20 Overs) | Bangladesh | [10] |
| 2 | 24 January 2023 | 133/8, (20 Overs) | South Africa | |
| 3 | 14 January 2023 | 100/3, (19 Overs) | United States |
Lowest team totals
- As of 24 January 2023
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- "Excitement builds ahead of inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup as Qualifier begins". International Cricket Council. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "Sri Lanka name squad for U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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- "Sri Lanka womens under-19 cricket team bowling statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team batters statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team bowler statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team highest & lowest totals statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.