Sri Lanka national netball team
Introduction The '''Sri Lanka national netball team''' is the national netball team of Sri Lanka. The team is coached by Hyacinth Wijesinghe and captained by Gayanjali Amarawansa. As of 01 March 2023, Sri Lanka are ranked 15th in the world.
History Netball was first played in Sri Lanka in 1921.The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School. By 1952, Sri Lankan clubs were playing Indian club sides. In 1956, Sri Lanka played its first international match against Australia's national team in Sri Lanka. 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. In 1983, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka was dissolved by the government. England's record against Ceylon in international matches between 1949 and 1976 was one win.Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 Netball Meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardise the rules for the game. This meeting took place in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India. 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.
Championships<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/49904/sri-lanka-wins-asian-netball-championship-after-9-years|title=Sri Lanka wins Asian Netball Championship after 9 years|website=www.adaderana.lk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thepapare.com/sri-lanka-singapore-final-11th-asian-netball-championship-2018/|title=Sri Lanka demolish Singapore in Asian Championship final|date=2018-09-09|work=ThePapare.com|access-date=2018-12-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Sri Lanka emerged the Asian region champions in the M1 Asian Netball Championships 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 1963  1st World Championships  Eastbourne, England  9th 1967  2nd World Championships  Perth, Australia  DNP 1971  3rd World Championships  Kingston, Jamaica  DNP 1975  4th World Championships  Auckland, New Zealand  DNP 1979  5th World Championships  Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago  DNP 1983  6th World Championships  Singapore  14th 1987  7th World Championships  Glasgow, Scotland  16th 1991  8th World Championships  Sydney, Australia  15th 1995  9th World Championships  Birmingham, England  19th 1999  10th World Championships  Christchurch, New Zealand  21st 2003  11th World Championships  Kingston, Jamaica  18th 2007  12th World Championships  Auckland, New Zealand  DNQ 2011  13th World Championships  Singapore  14th 2015  14th World Cup  Sydney, Australia  16th 2019  15th World Cup  Liverpool, England  15th Asian Netball Championship Year Cup Location Placing 1985  1985 Asian Netball Championships|1st Asian Championships  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia File:Med 2.png Runners-up 1989  1989 Asian Netball Championships|2nd Asian Championships  New Delhi, India File:Med 1.png '''Champions''' 1993  1993 Asian Netball Championships|3rd Asian Championships  Hong Kong  File:Med 3.png 3rd place 1997  1997 Asian Netball Championships|4th Asian Championships  Singapore File:Med 1.png '''Champions'''  2001  2001 Asian Netball Championships|5th Asian Championships  Colombo, Sri Lanka File:Med 1.png '''Champions''' 2005  2005 Asian Netball Championships|6th Asian Championships  Singapore  File:Med 3.png 3rd place 2009  7th Asian Championships  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia File:Med 1.png '''Champions''' 2012  8th Asian Championships   Colombo, Sri Lanka  File:Med 2.png Runners-up 2014  2014 Asian Netball Championships|9th Asian Championships   Singapore  File:Med 2.png Runners-up 2016  10th Asian Championships   Thailand  File:Med 2.png Runners-up 2018  11th Asian Championships   Singapore  File:Med 1.png '''Champions''' 2022  12th Asian Championships   Singapore  File:Med 1.png '''Champions''' Nations Cup Year Cup Location Placing 2006  4 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2007  5 Nations Cup  Singapore  4th 2008  5 Nations Cup  Singapore  4th 2009  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2010  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2011  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  5th 2012  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  4th 2013  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  4th 2014  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2015  5 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2016  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP 2017  6 Nations Cup  Singapore  DNP
Players === 2015 Sri Lanka Netball World Cup Team === '''Sri Lanka national netball team''' '''Players''' '''Coaching staff''' * Deepika Abeykoon* Dharshika Abeywickrama* Thishala Algama* Semini Alwis (c)* Tharjini Sivalingam* Gayanjali Amarawansa* Gayani Dissanayake* Sureka Kumari Gamage* Chathurangi Jayasooriya * Hasitha Mendis* Niroshini Paiva* Viraji Pethigoda * Thilini Waththegedera* '''Head coach''': Deepthi Alwis=== 2019 Sri Lanka Netball World Cup Team ===+Sri Lanka National Netball Team'''Players''''''Coaching Staff'''* Gayanjali Amarawansa* Dharshika Abeywickrama          * Hasitha Mendis* Dulanga Abeygoda * Dulangi Wannithileka * Thilini Waththegedera* Nauchalee Rajapakse * Tharjini Sivalingam * Deepika Dharshani Abekoon* Chathurangi Jayasooriya (c)* Gayani Dissanayake (VC)* Elilenthini Sethukavalar * '''Head coach:''' Thilaka Jinadasa
See also * Netball in Sri Lanka
References
External links *  IFNA: Sri Lanka