Harshitha Samarawickrama (born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's national women's team.[1] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland in March 2016 and her One Day International (ODI) debut against Australia in September 2016.[2]
.jpg) Madavi batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harshitha Madavi Dissanayake Samarawickrama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1998 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 68) | 20 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 42) | 20 March 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 September 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8]
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External links
Media related to Harshitha Madavi at Wikimedia Commons