Sri Lanka national netball team

The Sri Lanka national netball team is the national netball team of Sri Lanka. The team is coached by Thilaka Jinadasa and captained by Chathurangi Jayasooriya. As of 21 July 2019, Sri Lanka are ranked 18th in the world.[1]

Sri Lanka
Nickname(s)The Lionesses
AssociationNetball Federation of Sri Lanka
ConfederationNetball Asia
Head coachThilaka Jinadasa
CaptainChathurangi Jayasooriya
INF ranking18
Primary
Secondary
World Championships
Appearances10 (Debuted in 1963)
2019 placing15th
Best result9th (1963)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances2 (Debuted in 1998)
Best result10th (2002)

History

Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.[2] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.[2] By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides.[2] In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka.[2] In 1963, Sri Lanka was one of eleven teams who participated in the first Netball World Cup. For Ceylon, they would finish in ninth place as they get a win over Wales and Northern Ireland. In 1972, the Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was created.[2] In 1983, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government.[2] England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win.[3]

Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 Netball Meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardise the rules for the game.[4] This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.[4]

Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[5] The Beach Netball Championship 2012 for Men and Women was held at the Beach of Catamaran Beach Hotel, Negombo. Teams from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Maldives participated in this tournament. The Sri Lanka women’s team emerged champions in this section beating the Maldivian team by 19 goals to 10.[6]

Championships[7][8]

Sri Lanka emerged the Asian region champions in the M1 Asian Netball Championships[9] 2018 after triumphing over host Singapore 69-50 in the final played at OCBC arena, Singapore on 9 September 2018. This is the fifth time Sri Lanka had emerged as the Asian champions, the last championship won being in 2009. The side was captained by Chathurangi Jayasooriya. Tharjini Sivalingam, the 2.08 m goal-shooter, along with three other players in the starting XI standing over 1.8 m, played a major role in defeating the strong Singaporean side. The Malaysian Team, which Sri Lanka beat in the semi-finals emerged in third place.

The captain said “I am really proud and happy for my coach and my team. In the last eight months, we trained very hard with our coach. We maintained good discipline, as nothing is possible without that. We stuck together and maintained our team bond – I think that is our secret to winning.”

As the top team in the championship, Sri Lanka has automatically qualified for the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England.

Competitive record
Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
19631st World ChampionshipsEastbourne, England9th
19672nd World ChampionshipsPerth, AustraliaDNP
19713rd World ChampionshipsKingston, JamaicaDNP
19754th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandDNP
19795th World ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoDNP
19836th World ChampionshipsSingapore14th
19877th World ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland16th
19918th World ChampionshipsSydney, Australia15th
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England19th
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand21st
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica18th
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandDNQ
201113th World ChampionshipsSingapore14th
201514th World CupSydney, Australia16th
201915th World CupLiverpool, England15th
Asian Netball Championship
Year Cup Location Placing
19851st Asian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia Runners-up
19892nd Asian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India Champions
19933rd Asian ChampionshipsHong Kong 3rd place
19974th Asian ChampionshipsSingapore Champions
20015th Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka Champions
20056th Asian ChampionshipsSingapore 3rd place
20097th Asian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia Champions
20128th Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka Runners-up
20149th Asian ChampionshipsSingapore Runners-up
201610th Asian ChampionshipsThailand Runners-up
201811th Asian ChampionshipsSingapore Champions
Nations Cup
Year Cup Location Placing
20064 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20075 Nations CupSingapore4th
20085 Nations CupSingapore4th
20096 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20106 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20116 Nations CupSingapore5th
20126 Nations CupSingapore4th
20136 Nations CupSingapore4th
20146 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20155 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20166 Nations CupSingaporeDNP
20176 Nations CupSingaporeDNP

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Players

2015 Sri Lanka Netball World Cup Team
Sri Lanka national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Head coach: Deepthi Alwis

2019 Sri Lanka Netball World Cup Team
Sri Lanka National Netball Team
Players Coaching Staff
  • Head coach: Deepthi Alwis
  • Asst. coach: Tamara Liyanage


See also

References
  1. International Netball Federation & INF
  2. Sri Lanka Netball 2010
  3. All England Netball Association, p. 31
  4. International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
  5. Sagar 2010
  6. Retrieved 03/01/2015
  7. "Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship after 9 years". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. "Sri Lanka demolish Singapore in Asian Championship final". ThePapare.com. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. "Asian Netball Championship 2018". ActiveSG. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  10. Netball Scoop, Retrieved 03/01/2015
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