Inoka Ranaweera (born 18 February 1986) is a Sri Lankan

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er and a former

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(ODI) captain of the women's national team. She has played at both ODI and

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(T20I) level for Sri Lanka. In an ODI against

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in November 2015, she took three wickets off the last three balls of the innings, becoming the first Sri Lankan woman to take an ODI

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. She has won the

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award for the Women's ODI Bowler of the Year in 2016 and 2017. In October 2021, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named in 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

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, England. She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranaweera, Inoka 1986 births Living people Asian Games silver medalists in cricket Asian Games bronze medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka Asian Games cricketers for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Cricketers from Southern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka women cricket captains Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka women Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lankan women cricketers Women's One Day International cricket hat-trick takers Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka

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