Overview
- Sri Lanka announced the 15-player Women’s T20 World Cup squad on Friday and confirmed Chamari Athapaththu as captain for her tenth tournament.
- The squad recalls batter Vishmi Gunaratne and brings in young players Shashini Gimhani and Kawya Kavindi while omitting veteran left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera.
- Sri Lanka will fly to England on June 3 and play warm-up matches against Pakistan on June 6 and the Netherlands on June 9 in Derby before opening the tournament against hosts England at Edgbaston on June 12.
- The team was drawn into Group 2 with England, New Zealand, West Indies, Ireland and Scotland, a group that tests Sri Lanka as they seek to advance past the World Cup first round for the first time.
- Chamari Athapaththu’s experience anchors a side that mixes youth and veterans, a move that reduces left-arm spin experience but creates space for new pace and wrist‑spin options and could reshape Sri Lanka’s attack in the tournament.