Overview
- Chamari Athapaththu stays on as captain with Harshitha Samarawickrama named vice-captain for the five-match tour.
- Shashini Gimhani, a 17-year-old ambidextrous wrist-spinner, returns to the squad for the first time since August 2024.
- Uncapped left-arm spinner Nimesha Madushani earns a maiden call-up as selectors blend prospects with senior options such as Inoka Ranaweera.
- Veterans Anushka Sanjeewani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, and Achini Kulasuriya are left out as part of a youth-focused approach.
- The series starts December 21 in Visakhapatnam with the first three T20Is there before two in Thiruvananthapuram, serving as preparation for England 2026.