Career
Many critics agreed that, Siriwardene is the best ever woman cricketer played for Sri Lanka in their Women cricket history. She is the only woman cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets for Sri Lanka. Siriwardene made her ODI debut against West Indies at Kingstown, Saint Vincent in March 2003.
Her best bowling figures of 4-11 was recorded against Pakistan in the 2005-2006 Women"s Asia Cup in Karachi.
Other notable performances include her 4-34 also against Pakistan in the 2006-2007 Women"s Asia Cup. She was ranked World"s top women all-rounder in 2014.
Siriwardene has captained Sri Lanka Women in 49 WODI matches with 18 wins, 29 losses and 2 no results, and she is the Sri Lankan Women cricketer to captained internationally in most number of times. Instead of her 38.29% winning percentage as captain, she is regarded as the best Women cricketer to played the game for Sri Lanka.
Currently, Shashikala is the highest WODI run scorer for Sri Lanka with 1,554 runs in 87 matches.
This includes 7 WODI fifties as well, but yet to get a century. She is the highest WODI wicket taker for Sri Lanka as well, with 101 wickets including 6 four-wicket hauls. With this feat, Siriwardene is the first and only Sri Lankan women cricketer to get 100 wickets in WODI history.
In Women T20 Internationals, Siriwardene is second only to former captain Chamari Atapattu in most runs for Sri Lanka Women.
She has scored 663 runs in 45 matches with highest score of unbeaten 52 runs. In bowling department, there is no one to match her, where she is top ranked with 44 WT20I wickets with an average of 19.29.
Siriwardene has captained T20I side as well with record of 31 matches.