Shashikala Siriwardene bats right handedly and bowls right arm offbreak in the Sri Lanka Women Cricket team. She has also played for Asia Women XI and Slimline Sport Club Women.
Shashikala Siriwardene played her first One day International against West Indies Women at Kingstown (Arnos Vale Ground) on 13th March 2003. She was allocated the No. 6 batting position where she scored 29 runs. She took 2 wickets in the 8 overs which she bowled while conceding 20 runs. This match was won by Sri Lanka Women by 27 runs. On 12th February 2009, Siriwardene played against Pakistan Women at Khulna. She was the No. 5 batsman. She hit 66 runs in 72 balls with the aid of 1 sixer and 10 boundaries. She bowled 6 overs, gave away 21 runs and took 1 wicket. She was declared to be the Player of the Match. Sri Lanka Women won this match by 115 runs.
Career Highlights
Shashikala Siriwardene has taken part in 39 One day Internationals. She has amassed 755 runs with 66 as her highest score. Her batting average has been 21.57 and she has hit 3 fifties. As a fielder, she has taken 17 catches. She has bowled 1673 balls in which 963 runs have been scored and 41 wickets have been taken. Her economy rate was 3.45 and bowling average was 23.48.
