The 16-member Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket squad has been announced for the bilateral T20I series against West Indies Women’s Cricket Team.
The team is set to be led by their regular captain and experienced batter, Chamari Athapaththu. The veteran seamer Udeshika Prabodhani and the veteran spinner Inoka Ranaweera have been left out of the squad.
Anushka Sanjeewani, Achini Kulasuriya, and Hansima Karunaratne, who represented Sri Lanka in their victorious campaign at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier last month, have also faced the axe.
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The 22-year-old left-arm spinner Sachini Nisansala, who bagged a five-wicket haul in Sri Lanka’s last ODI against West Indies, has earned a spot in the squad. Meanwhile, the experienced off-spinner Oshadi Ranasinghe has also returned to Sri Lanka’s 16-member squad to face West Indies.
The three-match T20I series between the sides will be played on the 24th, 26th, and 28th of June at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota.
Sri Lanka Women’s T20I squad
- Chamari Athapaththu – Captain
- Vishmi Gunaratne
- Harshitha Samarawickrama
- Hasini Perera
- Nilakshi De Silva
- Kavisha Dilhari
- Oshadi Ranasinghe
- Inoshi Fernando
- Sugandika Kumari
- Ama Kanchana
- Rashmika Sewwandi
- Imesha Dulani
- Shashini Gimhani
- Kawya Kavindi
- Sachini Nisansala
- Kaushini Nuthyangana
