About Harshitha Samarawickrama:
NAME – Harshitha Samarawickrama
DOB – June 29, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH – Colombo
ROLE – Top order Batter
BATTING STYLE – Left-hand Bat
BOWLING STYLE – Right-arm medium
TEAMS – Colts Cricket Club, Combined Province, Sri Lanka Cricket Women’s XI, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Women Emerging Players
Bio:
Harshitha Samarawickrama, making her debut in the T20I format against Ireland in March 2016, she quickly transitioned to the ODI arena with her debut against Australia in September of the same year. Her leadership qualities were recognized in November 2019 when she was appointed as the captain of Sri Lanka’s squad for the women’s cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games, where the team secured a silver medal. Additionally, she was entrusted with the role of vice-captaincy for Sri Lanka’s squad in major tournaments like the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia and the 2021 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.
Continuing to play a pivotal role in Sri Lanka’s cricketing endeavors, Samarawickrama retained her vice-captaincy for subsequent tournaments, including the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier in Malaysia and the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.