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Full name | Harshitha Madavi Dissanayake Samarawickrama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 29 June 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 68) | 20 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 October 2019 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 42) | 20 March 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 24 January 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2022 |
Harshitha Madavi (born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's women's cricket team. [1] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia on 20 September 2016. [2]
In November 2019, she was named as the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. [3] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final. [4] In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [5]
In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [6] In January 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [7]
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