Suthershini Sivanantham
Sri Lankan and Canadian cricketer
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Suthershini Sivanantham (Tamil: ஸுதர்ஷிநி ஶிவநாதம்; born 20 December 1973) is a former cricketer who played international cricket for and captained Sri Lanka and Canada, and played domestic cricket for Colts Women. Sivanantham was an off-spin bowler.[1]
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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| Full name | Suthershini Sivanantham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1973 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 11) | 25 November 1997 Sri Lanka v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 23 March 2003 Sri Lanka v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sri Lanka career
Sivanantham made her Women's One Day International cricket debut for Sri Lanka in a 1997/8 match against The Netherlands, taking 1/16 from 8 overs, and making 10*.[2] She played three matches in the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, taking 4 wickets; only Thalika Gunaratne took more wickets for Sri Lanka in the tournament.[3] Sivanantham was vice-captain of the Sri Lankan team for the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup, and was the captain of the team for a 2001/02 series against Pakistan.[4] In January 2002, she recorded bowling figures of 5 wickets for 2 runs in a match against Pakistan; these are the best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan bowler in Women's ODIs.[5]
Canada career
Sivanantham moved to Canada in 2008,[6] and her first recorded match for Canada was in July 2010 against the United States.[7] Sivanantham took 1/46 from 10 overs.[8] A few days later, Sivanantham captained the team in a Twenty20 match against the United States, making 31*.[9] She also captained the team in the 2012 Americas T20 Championship in the Cayman Islands, a pre-qualifying tournament for the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[6][10] Canada qualified for the 2013 World T20 Qualifier tournament; in the first match, they were bowled out for 44, with Sivanantham top scorer with 13.[11] Canada won their final group game against Japan, with Sivanantham scoring 32 from 41 balls.[12]