Inoka Ranaweera against India (Source:@cricbuzz/X.com)
The Women's World Cup 2025 is off to an interesting start with India struggling against Sri Lanka in the opening game. The Lankans won the toss and decided to bowl first, and after a decent start, the home team's middle order crumbled big time.
India were 120-2, at the end of 20 overs, but in the matter of two overs, India were reduced to 124-6. Out of the four wickets that fell, three came in a single over of Inoka Ranaweera. It was an over that changed the complexion of the game, and Inoka Ranaweera has once again shown why she is one of the reliable bowlers of Sri Lanka.
The wickets included the set batters Harleen Deol and Harmanpreet Kaur, along with the one of Jemimah Rodrigues. Earlier, she got the wicket of Pratika Rawal as well and has proved to be lethal for Indian batters. Thus, in this article, we will dig deeper into the personal life and cricket career of a Sri Lankan cricketer.
Inoka Ranaweera continues to serve Sri Lankan cricket with distinction
Inoka Ranaweera was born on February 18, 1986 and is currently 39 years old. She is a left-arm spinner and studied at Prajapati Gothami Maha Vidyalaya school in Galle. The cricketer made her ODI and T20I debut back in 2012 and since then, he has been a key player for her country.
Her best years as a Sri Lankan cricketer came in 2015, 2016 and 2017. She grabbed a total of 43 wickets in those three years, but has struggled a bit in the last few years. However, she has now started the 2025 Women's World Cup with a bang, picking four wickets. The left-arm spinner has a total of 84 wickets in 81 matches at an average of 32.61 and would have to do well throughout the tournament, if Sri Lanka want to qualify for the knockouts.
