| Suthershini Sivanantham | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Country2: | Canada |
| Internationalspan: | 1997/98–2002/03 |
| Internationalspan2: | 2010–2013 |
| Fullname: | Suthershini Sivanantham |
| Birth Date: | 1973 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
| International: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 25 November |
| Odidebutyear: | 1997 |
| Odidebutfor: | Sri Lanka |
| Odidebutagainst: | Netherlands |
| Odicap: | 11 |
| Lastodidate: | 23 March |
| Lastodiyear: | 2003 |
| Lastodifor: | Sri Lanka |
| Lastodiagainst: | West Indies |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 27 |
| Runs1: | 86 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.60 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 36 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,130 |
| Wickets1: | 35 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 14.54 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/– |
| Date: | 14 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/15/15357/15357.html CricketArchive |
Suthershini Sivanantham (born 20 December 1973) is a former cricketer who played international cricket for and captained Sri Lanka and Canada, and played domestic cricket for Colts Women. Sivanantham was an off-spin bowler.[1]
Sivanantham made her Women's One Day International cricket debut for Sri Lanka in a 1997/8 match against The Netherlands, taking 1/16 from 8 overs, and making 10.[2] She played three matches in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 4 wickets; only Thalika Gunaratne took more wickets for Sri Lanka in the tournament.[3] Sivanantham was vice-captain of the Sri Lankan team for the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, and was the captain of the team for a 2001/02 series against Pakistan.[4] In January 2002, she recorded bowling figures of 5 wickets for 2 runs in a match against Pakistan; these are the best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan bowler in Women's ODIs.[5]
Sivanantham moved to Canada in 2008,[6] and her first recorded match for Canada was in July 2010 against the United States.[7] Sivanantham took 1/46 from 10 overs.[8] A few days later, Sivanantham captained the team in a Twenty20 match against the United States, making 31*.[9] She also captained the team in the 2012 Americas T20 Championship in the Cayman Islands, a pre-qualifying tournament for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6] [10] Canada qualified for the 2013 World T20 Qualifier tournament; in the first match, they were bowled out for 44, with Sivanantham top scorer with 13.[11] Canada won their final group game against Japan, with Sivanantham scoring 32 from 41 balls.[12]