Sri Lanka Cricket have named a 19-member squad for the 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs set to be played against the touring India team from the 23rd of June to the 7th of July.
Six players have been added to the squad that toured Pakistan in May/June, including teenager Vishmi Gunaratne, who had to miss out on the tour as she was sitting for her O/L examinations.
Imesha Dulani, Sachini Nisansala and Prasadini Weerakkody have been omitted from the side, while Malsha Shehani, Rashmi de Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana, Sathya Sandeepani and Tharika Sewwandi along with Gunaratne are the additions. De Silva and Nuthyangana are uncapped.
Sri Lanka Squad: Chamari Athapaththu – Captain, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani, Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Malsha Shehani, Ama Kanchana, Udeshika Prabodhani, Rashmi de Silva, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana, Sathya Sandeepani, Tharika Sewwandi
The 3 ODIs will be part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 cycle, in which Sri Lanka have 1 win in 3 games so far; this will be India’s 1st series of this cycle.
The schedule of the 2 series are as follows:
- 23rd June – 1st T20I RDICS, Dambulla
- 25th June – 2nd T20I RDICS, Dambulla
- 27th June – 3rd T20I RDICS, Dambulla
- 01st July – 1st ODI PICS, Pallekele
- 04th July – 2nd ODI PICS, Pallekele
- 07th July – 3rd ODI PICS, Pallekele
