Tharika Sewwandi

Tharika Sewwandi
Personal information
Born (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 72)17 February 2019 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 51)20 January 2022 v Kenya
Last T20I22 January 2022 v Malaysia
Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2022
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Tharika Sewwandi (born 18 July 2000) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] In January 2019, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against South Africa.[2] She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against South Africa Women on 17 February 2019.[3]

In November 2019, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[4] The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final.[5]

In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Sri Lanka against Kenya Women on 20 January 2022.[8]

  1. ^ "Tharika Sewwandi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Teenagers Sewwandi, Thimashini in new-look SL squad for SA tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Potchefstroom, Feb 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka pick cricket squads for South Asian Games". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Women's Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "5th Match, Kuala Lumpur, Jan 20 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition Qualifiers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.