In a significant squad shake-up following their tour of New Zealand, Sri Lanka have unveiled a 17-member lineup for the upcoming Girls’s ODI tri-series that includes India and South Africa. The match, scheduled to begin on April 27 in Colombo, serves as an important tune-up forward of the 2025 ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup in India.
Eight adjustments as selectors ring the adjustments post-New Zealand tour
Sri Lanka’s selectors have opted for a major overhaul after the crew’s underwhelming efficiency towards the White Ferns. Eight gamers from the earlier squad have been changed, with a number of acquainted names making a return, alongside a notable debutant.
Off-spinner Malki Madara, who impressed with the ball within the T20I leg of the New Zealand tour, earns her maiden ODI call-up. Her sharp spell in that sequence performed a key function in Sri Lanka’s solely win on the tour.
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Skilled faces return to bolster the squad
A number of skilled campaigners have been recalled to strengthen the facet, together with Nilakshi Silva, Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, and Inoka Ranaweera. All-rounders Piumi Wathsala and Dewmi Vihanga, together with middle-order batter Hansima Karunaratne, additionally return to the ODI setup.
These inclusions are seen as a part of a broader technique to strike a stability between youth and expertise, with Chamari Athapaththu persevering with to guide the facet as captain.
The ODI tri-series will present all three collaborating nations with a beneficial alternative to check combos and fine-tune methods within the build-up to the World Cup. With India and South Africa fielding sturdy sides, Sri Lanka will look to make house benefit depend as they goal for a optimistic run within the competitors.
Sri Lanka squad for the ODI tri-series
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Hasini Perera, Piumi Wathsala, Manudi Nanayakkara, Dewmi Vihanga, Inoka Ranaweera, Inoshi Fernando, Hansima Karunaratne, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulsuriya
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