Deepika Rasangika

Deepika Rasangika

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 41) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
International information
National sides	Sri Lanka (2008–2014) Bahrain (2022–2025)
ODI debut(cap  40)	2 May 2008  Sri Lanka v  Pakistan
Last ODI	23 January 2014  Sri Lanka v  India
T20I debut(cap  9/9)	12 June 2009  Sri Lanka v  Pakistan
Last T20I	15 May 2025  Bahrain v  Nepal
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 31 59 Runs scored 473 1163 Batting average 18.19 30.60 100s/50s 0/2 1/2 Top score 84 161* Balls bowled 102 498 Wickets 4 19 Bowling average 20.50 29.63 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/38 3/9 Catches/stumpings 9/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2025

Deepika Rasangika (born 13 December 1983) is a Sri Lankan-born international cricketer who now plays for the Bahrain women's cricket team. ^{[1] [2]}

Rasangika played in more than 60 matches for the Sri Lanka women's cricket team from 2008 to 2014. ^[3] She was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup. ^{[4] [5]}

Rasangika moved to Bahrain in 2017 to take up a position at a local coaching academy. ^[6]

In March 2022, she was named in Bahrain's squad for the 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup in Oman. ^[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Bahrain against Oman, in the opening match of that tournament. ^[8] On 22 March 2022, in Bahrain's match against Saudi Arabia, Rasangika scored 161 not out from just 66 balls. ^[9] She became the first cricketer for Bahrain to score a century in WT20Is, ^[10] as well as racking up the highest individual score in a WT20I match. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Deepika Rasangika breaks world record for highest individual score in Women's T20Is". DNA India. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
2. "Former Sri Lanka Cap Rasangika stars for Bahrain in record T20I". The Papare. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. "Deepika Rasangika". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
4. "ICC Women's World Cup 2009 / Sri Lanka Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
5. "ICC Women's World Cup, 2008/09 – Sri Lanka Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
6. Sipra, Adnan (24 March 2022). "Record-setter Rasangika on cloud nine". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
7. "A proud moment for women in Bahrain, as the Bahrain Cricket federation held the first-ever capping ceremony for the National Women's Cricket Team". Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
8. "1st Match, Al Amerat, Mar 20 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
9. "7th Match, Al Amerat, Mar 22 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
10. "Women's T20I records tumble as Bahrain thrash Saudi Arabia". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
11. "Centuries in WT20I matches – Overall aggregate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
12. "Bahrain women's cricket team smashes highest ever T20I total, breaks records". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2022.