Sri Lanka name squads for white-ball series against Ireland Women
The reigning T20 Asia Cup champions are set to embark on a tour of Ireland, where they'll face off in two T20Is and three ODIs.
Fresh from their triumph in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, Sri Lanka is set to tour Ireland for a white-ball series featuring two T20Is and three ODIs.
Chamari Athapaththu, the standout performer and Player of the Tournament in the Asia Cup, will lead the team in ODIs.
Athapaththu will miss the T20I series due to her commitments with Oval Invincibles in the Women’s Hundred but will join the team for the ODIs.
The only change to the squad that clinched the title against India is the inclusion of wicketkeeper Kaushini Nuthyangana, who joins the touring party.
The tour kicks off with two T20Is on August 11 and 13, followed by the start of the ODI series on August 16. The ODI matches will be part of the ICC Women’s Championship.
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Sri Lanka currently sit in 5th place on the Championship table, with 20 points from 21 matches. A clean sweep in the series could propel them to second place. Meanwhile, Ireland, positioned at the bottom in 10th, are still searching for their first win in this cycle.
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Squad: Chamari Athapaththu (c) [Available for ODIs only], Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Sugandika Kumari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Kawya Kavindi, Sachini Nisansala, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana, Kaushini Nuthyangana