Sri Lanka women's national under-19 cricket team explained

Sri Lanka Women's Under-19 cricket team
Coach:	Shashikala Siriwardene
Captain:	Vishmi Gunaratne
Association:	Sri Lanka Cricket
Icc Region:	Asia
Title1:	U19 World Cup
First T20:	v at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa; 14 January 2023
Title1wins:	0

The Sri Lanka women's under-19 cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Sri Lanka Cricket (SL).

The team played their first official matches at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first-ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, in which they reached the Super Six stage.^{[1] [2]}

History

The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, Sri Lanka qualified automatically for the tournament.^[4]

Sri Lanka named their 15-player squad for the tournament on 5 December 2022.^[5] The side reached the Super Six stage, in which they finished fifth in their group.^[2]

Recent call-ups

The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for Sri Lanka under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.^[5]

Name	Most Recent Call-up
Dulanga Dissanayake	2023 World Cup
Vishmi Gunaratne	2023 World Cup
Manudi Nanayakkara	2023 World Cup
Rashmi Nethranjalee	2023 World Cup
Sumudu Nisansala	2023 World Cup
Harini Perera	2023 World Cup
Vidushika Perera	2023 World Cup
Umaya Rathnayake	2023 World Cup
Dahami Sanethma	2023 World Cup
Rishmi Sanjana	2023 World Cup
Nethmi Senarathne	2023 World Cup
Rashmika Sewwandi	2023 World Cup
Vihara Sewwandi	2023 World Cup
Pamoda Shaini	2023 World Cup
Dewmi Vihanga	2023 World Cup

Records & statistics

International match summary

As of 24 January 2023

Playing records
Format	M	W	L	T	D/NR	Inaugural match
Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals	5	1	4	0	0	14 January 2023

Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations

As of 24 January 2023

ICC Full members
Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	18 January 2023
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	16 January 2023
	1	0	1	0	0	22 January 2023
	1	0	1	0	0	24 January 2023

Associate members
Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
United States	1	1	0	0	0	14 January 2023	14 January 2023

Leading runs scorers

S/N	Players	Runs	Average	Career span^[6]
1	Vishmi Gunaratne	134	44.66	2023–Present
2	Dewmi Vihanga	113	22.60	2023–Present
3	Manudi Nanayakkara	66	16.50	2023–Present

Leading wickets takers

S/N	Player	Wickets	Average	Career span^[7]
1	Dewmi Vihanga	9	12.88	2023–Present
2	Vidushika Perera	5	23.80	2023–Present
3	Rashmi Nethranjali	3	38.00	2023–Present

Highest individual innings

S/N	Player	Score	Opposition	Match Date^[8]
1	Vishmi Gunaratne	60		16 January 2023
2	Dewmi Vihanga	55		16 January 2023
3	Nethmi Senarathne	36		24 January 2023

Highest individual bowling figures

S/N	Player	Score	Opposition	Match Date^[9]
1	Dewmi Vihanga	3/11		14 January 2023
2	Vidushika Perera	3/25		24 January 2023
3	Dewmi Vihanga	3/34		22 January 2023

Highest team totals

S/N	Dates	Totals	Against	Ref
1	16 January 2023	155/4, (20 Overs)		^[10]
2	24 January 2023	133/8, (20 Overs)
3	14 January 2023	100/3, (19 Overs)

Lowest team totals

S/N	Dates	Totals	Against	Ref
1	22 January 2023	59/9, (20 Overs)
2	18 January 2023	51/10, (13 Overs)

Under-19 World Cup record

Sri Lanka's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record
Year	Result
2023	Super 6	–	16	5	1	4	0	0
2025	To be determined
2027
Total				5	1	4	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Africa to host inaugural ICC U19 T20 World Cup . Women's CricZone . 10 April 2022 . 2 January 2023.
2. Web site: ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 February 2023.
3. Web site: ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19 . Women's CricZone . 12 May 2020 . 2 January 2023.
4. Web site: Excitement builds ahead of inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup as Qualifier begins . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2022 . 2 January 2023.
5. Web site: Sri Lanka name squad for U19 Women's T20 World Cup . International Cricket Council . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023.
6. News: Sri Lanka women's under-19 cricket team batters statistics. 21 January 2023. www.espncricinfo.com. 19 February 2023.
7. News: Sri Lanka womens under-19 cricket team bowling statistics. 21 January 2023. www.espncricinfo.com. 19 February 2023.
8. News: Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team batters statistics. www.espncricinfo.com. 19 February 2023.
9. News: Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team bowler statistics. www.espncricinfo.com. 19 February 2023.
10. News: Sri Lanka Womens U-19 cricket team highest & lowest totals statistics. www.espncricinfo.com. 24 January 2023.