Inoka Ranaweera

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Inoka Ranaweera
Personal information
Born (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 (age 38)
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  52)12 April 2012 v  India
Last ODI7 July 2022 v  India
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut(cap  27)26 September 2012 v  India
Last T20I6 September 2023 v  England
T20I shirt no.18
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches6551
Runs scored19629
Batting average 8.523.22
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score32* 8*
Balls bowled30131046
Wickets 7049
Bowling average 31.1820.79
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling4/393/9
Catches/stumpings 13/–6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team

Inoka Ranaweera (born 18 February 1986) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and a former One Day International (ODI) captain of the women's national team. She has played at both ODI and Twenty20 International (T20I) level for Sri Lanka. [1] In an ODI against New Zealand in November 2015, she took three wickets off the last three balls of the innings, becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to take an ODI hat-trick. [2]

She has won the Sri Lanka Cricket award for the Women's ODI Bowler of the Year in 2016 and 2017. [3] [4] In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [5] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. [6] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [7] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [8]

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