Inoka Ranaweera

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

Inoka Ranaweera

Personal information
Born	(1986-02-18) 18 February 1986 Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 52)	12 April 2012 v India
Last ODI	7 October 2019 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	18
T20I debut (cap 27)	26 September 2012 v India
Last T20I	26 March 2019 v England
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 43 32 Runs scored 130 20 Batting average 11.81 3.3 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 32* 8* Balls bowled 1845 638 Wickets 48 29 Bowling average 28.00 19.82 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 4/53 3/9 Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 October 2019

She has won the Sri Lanka Cricket award for the Women's ODI Bowler of the Year in 2016 and 2017.[3][4]

See also

• List of women's international cricket hat-tricks

References

1. "Inoka Ranaweera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
2. (4 November 2015). "Inoka Ranaweera sets record with first hat-trick" – Sri Lanka Mirror. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
3. "Dialog Cricket Awards 2016: List of award winners". Cricket Machan. 1 December 2016.
4. "Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2017.