Courtesy Sri Lanka Cricket
The Sri Lanka Women’s National Team (WNT) will follow in the footsteps of their male counterparts when they travel to Kandy for a 5-day high intensity & conditioning training camp at the SLC Centre of Excellence – Kandy.
The team has been engaged in rigorous training over the past 30 days under the watchful eyes of coach Hemantha Devapriya. In addition to the on-field training, the National Women’s team have been privileged to experience sessions in motivation and mental preparation under the mentorship of Professor Ranjith Bandara and Mr. Dian Gomez, Etiquette training with Mr. Dilip de Siva, and Grooming & personal deportment with Mr. Michael Wijesuriya.
Head Coach Hemantha Devapriya was complementary of the hard work that had been put in by the squad and stated;
“I am [quite] pleased with the effort and commitment that the girls have put in over the last month. We have had them on a very strict schedule of training, practice, recovery and also extracurricular sessions such as their motivation, etiquette and grooming sessions. The girls have committed 100% and I’m sure that after this residential programme in Kandy, they will be as ready as we can make them to face the challenge of the Women’s World Cup.
I must say the resources and support that have been given to this squad from SLC has been fantastic. Women’s Cricket has long taken a back-seat in the scheme of things, and the girls were a deflated bunch a few months ago, but the time and effort SLC is investing in them, has motivated them to give of their best for their country, and I hope to see some very exciting days ahead”
The squad
Inoka Ranaweera (Captain) Prasadani Weerakkodi (Vice Captain) Shashikala Sriwardena, Chamari Athapaththu, Eshani Lokusooriya, Dilani Manodara, Sripali Weerakkody, Udeshika Prabodani, Nipuni Hansika, Hasini Perera, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Madawi, Ama Kanchana, Chamari Polgampola and Chandima Gunarathne
Standby – Inoshi Fernando, Hansima Karunaratne, Madushika Meththananda, Anushka Sanjewani and Sugandika Kumari.
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