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	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: Cricinfo, 7 October 2019
Medal record Representing  Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team

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.