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- ↑ Records / CricInfo Women's World Cup, 2000/01 - Sri Lanka Women / Batting and bowling averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / AD Janakanthymala / Women's One-Day Internationals, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Women's World Cup, 2004/05 - Sri Lanka Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Oldest players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
