| Janakanthy Mala | |
| Female: | true |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2000–2008 |
| Odidebutdate: | 1 December |
| Odidebutyear: | 2000 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Australia |
| Odicap: | 20 |
| Lastodidate: | 11 May |
| Lastodiyear: | 2008 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| Date: | 20 August |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12381/12381.html CricketArchive |
Janakanthy Mala (born 30 August 1968) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lankan national team between 2000 and 2008. She played as a right-arm off-spin bowler.
Mala made her international debut at the 2000 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.[1] She played in six out of her team's seven matches, but failed to take a wicket. She was aged 32 at the time, the oldest member of the Sri Lankan squad. [2] After the World Cup, Mala next played at the One Day International (ODI) level in January 2002, when Pakistan toured.[1] In her first match of the series, which was the fifth overall, she took 4/3 from three overs, which were to remain the best figures of her career.[3] At the 2005 World Cup in South Africa, Mala was again the oldest member of Sri Lanka's squad, and the sixth-oldest player overall. She appeared in all six of her team's matches, but took only two wickets, both coming in the same game, against South Africa.[4] Mala made her last international appearances at the 2008 Women's Asia Cup, both of which were against India.[1] She was 39 at the time of her last ODI, making her the oldest Sri Lankan woman to play at that level.[5]