Harshitha Madavi

Harshitha Samarawickrama (Sinhala: හර්ෂිතා සමරවික්‍රම, ; born 29 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka's national women's team.

International career

In November 2019, she was named the captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the women's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Sri Lankan team won the silver medal, after losing to Bangladesh by two runs in the final. In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

In October 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

On July 28, 2024, in the final of the Women's Asia Cup against India, Harshitha's 69* off 51 balls led Sri Lanka to their first-ever Women's Asia Cup victory and earned her the Player of the Match award.

On 11 August 11, 2024, in the first T20I match against Ireland, Harshitha scored her 7th T20I half-century. She scored an unbeaten 86 runs from 45 balls, hitting 15 boundaries and one six. Sri Lanka won the match by 7 wickets and Harshitha won the Player of the Match award for her performance. On 13 August 13, 2024, in the second T20I match against Ireland, Harshitha scored her 8th T20I half-century. She scored 65 runs from 44 balls hitting nine boundaries and three sixes. Despite her efforts, Sri Lanka lost the match.

She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup & 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. No. Runs Match Against Venue H/A/N Year Result

1 105 32 3 2 84.67 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast Away 2 100* 55 3 2 84.03 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Home