Sripali Weerakkody

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Sripali Weerakkody
Personal information
Full name
Sripali Shiromala Weerakkody
Born (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 39)
Kirindiwela, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  37)1 December 2006 v  Pakistan
Last ODI16 September 2018 v  India
T20I debut(cap  11)12 June 2009 v  Pakistan
Last T20I14 November 2018 v  Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 July 2020

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]

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

  1. "Sri Lanka's Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. Bandarupalli, Sampath. "Jagadeesan's 277 shatters world records in List A cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. "Sripali Weerakkody". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. "Sripali Weerakkody bids adieu to international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. "Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 July 2020.