Sripali Shiromala Weerakkody (born 7 January 1986) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played in 89 Women's One Day Internationals and 58 Women's Twenty20 Internationals for her country.[1] On 20 August 2007, she broke the record for the highest score in Women's List-A cricket, when she scored 271* for Kandyan Ladies Cricket Club against Pushpadana Ladies.[2] She played as a medium-pace bowler.[3] Weerakkody was a member of Sri Lanka's 2014 Asian Games bronze medal-winning team.[4]
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| Full name | Sripali Shiromala Weerakkody | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1986 Kirindiwela, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 37) | 1 December 2006 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 September 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 11) | 12 June 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 November 2018 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Kandyan Ladies Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Slimline Sports Club Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–present | Colts Cricket Club Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5] In July 2020, she announced her retirement from international cricket.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sri Lanka's Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath. "Jagadeesan's 277 shatters world records in List A cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Sripali Weerakkody". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Sripali Weerakkody bids adieu to international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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