Latest Trending
Author : Globenews9 Last Updated, Jun 20, 2022, 11:47 PM Sports
Sri Lanka Women's Announce Squad For India Series, Chamari Athapaththu Set To Lead, Uncapped Rashmi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana Included
Share This


On Monday, June 20 Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced a 19-member Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket Team squad for the white-ball series against the India Women’s National Cricket Team and Chamari Athapaththu is set to lead the team while uncapped players Rashmi de Silva and Kaushani Nuthyangana have been included in the squad.

The T20I series between Sri Lanka and India will be played on June 23, 25 and 27 while the ODI series will be played on July 1, 4 and 7. The T20I series will be entirely played in Dambulla and the ODI series is scheduled to be held in Pallekele. Notably, the ODI series is part of the ICC Women’s Championships 2022-25.

ICC Teams  Rankings | ICC Players Rankings

Chamari Athapaththu. Photo- Getty
Chamari Athapaththu. Photo- Getty

Sri Lanka Women’s have made six changes to the squad that toured Pakistan as 4 players – Tharika Sewwandi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Sathya Sandeepani and Malsha Shehani – have received call-ups and 2 players – Prasadani Weerakkody and Sachini Nisansala – have been dropped from the team.

Sri Lanka Women's
Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team[photo: Twitter]

Also, the full-strength Sri Lanka Women’s side have several all-rounders in the squad including the likes of Chamari Athapaththu, Nilakshi de Silva, Ama Kanchana, Achini Kulasuriya, Dilhari, Karunaratne, Gunaratne, Shehani and Sandeepani.

Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur
Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur. (Photo: Twitter)

Talking about the India Women’s Team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Harmanpreet Kaur as India’s One Day International (ODI) captain after the retirement of Mithali Raj and star batter Smriti Mandhana was named as her deputy.

Sri Lanka Women’s squad for ODIs and T20Is vs India Women’s

Chamari Athapaththu (capt.), Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani, Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweeram, Achini Kulasuriya, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Malsha Shehani, Ama Kanchana, Udeshika Prabodhani, Rashmi de Silva, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana, Sathya Sandeepani, Tharika Sewwandi

Complete Schedule For India’s Tour Of Sri Lanka 2022:

First T20I: RDICS, Dambulla, June 23

Second T20I: RDICS, Dambulla, June 25

Third T20I: RDICS, Dambulla, June 27

First ODI: PICS, Pallekele, July 1

Second ODI: PICS, Pallekele, July 4

Third ODI: PICS, Pallekele, July 7

Also Read: Mohammed Siraj Had Tears In His Eyes: Tim Paine Recalls Sydney Test

Get All Cricket match prediction and fantasy Tips – CLICK HERE

Cricket Match Prediction | T20 World Cup Match Prediction | Today Match Fantasy Prediction | Fantasy Cricket Tips | Cricket News and Updates | Cricket Live Score





Source

24World Media does not take any responsibility of the information you see on this page. The content this page contains is from independent third-party content provider. If you have any concerns regarding the content, please free to write us here: contact@24worldmedia.com