Sripali Weerakkody

Sripali Shiromala Weerakkody (born 7 January 1986) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 89 Women's One Day Internationals and 58 Women's Twenty20 Internationals.[1] She played as a medium-pace bowler.[2] Weerakkody was member of the 2014 Asian Games bronze medal winning team.[3]

Sripali Weerakkody
Personal information
Full nameSripali Shiromala Weerakkody
Born (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986
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
2003–2007Kandyan Ladies Cricket Club
2008–2009Slimline Sports Club Women
2009–presentColts Cricket Club Women
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20
Matches 89 58
Runs scored 722 209
Batting average 12.66 7.20
100s/50s 0 0/0
Top score 29* 17
Balls bowled 3,046 909
Wickets 58 31
Bowling average 35.62 29.32
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 3/23
Catches/stumpings 13/0 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 July 2020

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[4] In July 2020, she announced her retirement from international cricket.[5]

References

  1. "Sri Lanka's Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Sripali Weerakkody". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. "Sripali Weerakkody bids adieu to international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "Sripali Weerakkody retires from international cricket". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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