Deepika Rasangika

Deepika Rasangika
Personal information
Born (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 40)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 40)2 May 2008 
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Last ODI23 January 2014 
Sri Lanka v India
T20I debut (cap 9/9)12 June 2009 
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Last T20I22 June 2022 
Bahrain v Bhutan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 31 35
Runs scored 473 496
Batting average 18.19 22.54
100s/50s 0/2 1/0
Top score 84 161*
Balls bowled 102 202
Wickets 4 11
Bowling average 20.50 18.36
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/38 3/9
Catches/stumpings 9/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2022

Deepika Rasangika (born 13 December 1983) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for the Bahrain women's cricket team.[1][2]

Rasangika played in more than 60 matches for the Sri Lanka women's cricket team from 2008 to 2014.[3] She was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4][5]

Rasangika moved to Bahrain in 2017 to take up a position at a local coaching academy.[6]

In March 2022, she was named in Bahrain's squad for the 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup in Oman.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Bahrain against Oman, in the opening match of that tournament.[8] On 22 March 2022, in Bahrain's match against Saudi Arabia, Rasangika scored 161 not out.[9] She became the first cricketer for Bahrain to score a century in WT20Is,[10] as well as racking up the highest individual score in a WT20I match.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Deepika Rasangika breaks world record for highest individual score in Women's T20Is". DNA India. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Former Sri Lanka Cap Rasangika stars for Bahrain in record T20I". The Papare. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Deepika Rasangika". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup 2009 / Sri Lanka Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup, 2008/09 – Sri Lanka Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ Sipra, Adnan (24 March 2022). "Record-setter Rasangika on cloud nine". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "A proud moment for women in Bahrain, as the Bahrain Cricket federation held the first-ever capping ceremony for the National Women's Cricket Team". Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ "1st Match, Al Amerat, Mar 20 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ "7th Match, Al Amerat, Mar 22 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Women's T20I records tumble as Bahrain thrash Saudi Arabia". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Centuries in WT20I matches – Overall aggregate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Bahrain women's cricket team smashes highest ever T20I total, breaks records". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2022.