Suthershini_Sivanantham

Suthershini Sivanantham

Suthershini Sivanantham

Sri Lankan and Canadian cricketer

Suthershini Sivanantham (born 20 December 1973) is a former 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]

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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 Women's ODIs.[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. [1]
    Juriansz, Pelham (13 January 2002). "Suthershini leads President's XI vs Pakistan". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Sri Lanka Women v Netherlands Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "Records / Hero Honda Women's World Cup, 1997/98 - Sri Lanka Women / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    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.
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    "Women's Asia Cup - 2008" (pdf). The Nation. 27 April 2008. p. 7. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
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    "Canadian women cricketers prepare in Cayman Islands". Share. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "Miscellaneous Matches Played By Suthershini Sivanantham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "Canada Women v United States of America Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "Canada women ease to Twenty20 victory". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    Da Costa, Norman (4 April 2012). "Women in Action". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "ICC Women's T20 Qualifier Day 1 Round-up". Cricket Ireland. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. [12]
    Grummitt, Daniel (27 July 2013). "Netherlands Through To Semi-Finals Despite Loss". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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