Deepika Rasangika
Personal information
Born (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 40)2 May 2008 
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Last ODI23 January 2014 
Sri Lanka v India
T20I debut (cap 9/9)12 June 2009 
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Last T20I22 June 2022 
Bahrain v Bhutan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 31 35
Runs scored 473 496
Batting average 18.19 22.54
100s/50s 0/2 1/0
Top score 84 161*
Balls bowled 102 202
Wickets 4 11
Bowling average 20.50 18.36
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/38 3/9
Catches/stumpings 9/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2022

Deepika Rasangika (born 13 December 1983) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for the Bahrain women's cricket team.[1][2]

Rasangika played in more than 60 matches for the Sri Lanka women's cricket team from 2008 to 2014.[3] She was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.[4][5]

Rasangika moved to Bahrain in 2017 to take up a position at a local coaching academy.[6]

In March 2022, she was named in Bahrain's squad for the 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup in Oman.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Bahrain against Oman, in the opening match of that tournament.[8] On 22 March 2022, in Bahrain's match against Saudi Arabia, Rasangika scored 161 not out.[9] She became the first cricketer for Bahrain to score a century in WT20Is,[10] as well as raking up the highest individual score in a WT20I match.[11][12]

References

  1. "Deepika Rasangika breaks world record for highest individual score in Women's T20Is". DNA India. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Former Sri Lanka Cap Rasangika stars for Bahrain in record T20I". The Papare. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "Deepika Rasangika". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. "ICC Women's World Cup 2009 / Sri Lanka Women Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. "ICC Women's World Cup, 2008/09 – Sri Lanka Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. Sipra, Adnan (24 March 2022). "Record-setter Rasangika on cloud nine". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. "A proud moment for women in Bahrain, as the Bahrain Cricket federation held the first-ever capping ceremony for the National Women's Cricket Team". Cricket Bahrain (via Instagram). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. "1st Match, Al Amerat, Mar 20 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. "7th Match, Al Amerat, Mar 22 2022, GCC Women's Twenty20 Championship Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. "Women's T20I records tumble as Bahrain thrash Saudi Arabia". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. "Centuries in WT20I matches – Overall aggregate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  12. "Bahrain women's cricket team smashes highest ever T20I total, breaks records". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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