Sri Lanka women arrive for Bangladesh white-ball series

The Sri Lanka national women’s team, led by Chamari Athapaththu, arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to play a white-ball series against the hosts, scheduled to begin in Rajshahi on April 20.

The visitors landed in Dhaka at around 11:30am before taking a flight to Rajshahi at 5:00pm. The three-match WODI series will be held at Rajshahi Divisional Stadium on April 20, 22, and 25.

Following the WODI series, both teams will travel to Sylhet for a three-match WT20I series. The matches are scheduled for April 28, 30, and May 2 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka have named a strong 16-member squad for the ODI series and a 15-member squad for the T20Is.

This will be Sri Lanka’s first bilateral series against Bangladesh in Bangladesh. The two teams previously met only once in a bilateral series, in 2023 in Sri Lanka, where the hosts won the WODI and WT20I series by 1-0 and 2-1 margins respectively.

This will also be Sri Lanka Women’s first tour under new head coach Jamie Siddons, who previously served with the Bangladesh men’s team in various roles.

Sri Lanka women’s ODI squad:

Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Piumi Wathsala, Kavisha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Kawya Kavindi, Chethana Vimukthi, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, and Nimesha Madushani.

Sri Lanka women’s T20I squad:

Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Hasini Perera, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kavisha Dilhari, Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, and Nimesha Madushani.