Janakanthy Mala
Personal information
Born (1968-08-30) 30 August 1968
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut1 Dec. 2000 v Australia
Last ODI11 May 2008 v India
Source: CricketArchive, 20 August 2016

Janakanthy Mala (born 30 August 1968) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lankan national team between 2000 and 2008. She played as a right-arm off-spin bowler.

Mala made her international debut at the 2000 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.[1] She played in six out of her team's seven matches, but failed to take a wicket. She was aged 32 at the time, the oldest member of the Sri Lankan squad. [2] After the World Cup, Mala next played at the One Day International (ODI) level in January 2002, when Pakistan toured.[1] In her first match of the series, which was the fifth overall, she took 4/3 from three overs, which were to remain the best figures of her career.[3] At the 2005 World Cup in South Africa, Mala was again the oldest member of Sri Lanka's squad, and the sixth-oldest player overall. She appeared in all six of her team's matches, but took only two wickets, both coming in the same game, against South Africa.[4] Mala made her last international appearances at the 2008 Women's Asia Cup, both of which were against India.[1] She was 39 at the time of her last ODI, making her the oldest Sri Lankan woman to play at that level.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Women's ODI matches played by Janakanthy Mala, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Records / CricInfo Women's World Cup, 2000/01 - Sri Lanka Women / Batting and bowling averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Statistics / Statsguru / AD Janakanthymala / Women's One-Day Internationals, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Women's World Cup, 2004/05 - Sri Lanka Women / Records / Batting and bowling averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Oldest players, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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