{"id":174446,"date":"2026-05-30T02:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174446"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:21:57","slug":"sri-lanka-squad-for-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-full-list-of-players-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174446","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026\u2014Full list of players announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71038300\">Veteran allrounder Chamari Athapaththu will lead Sri Lanka in the upcoming Women\u2019s T20 World Cup with the island nation announcing its 15-member squad for the showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>A number of new names feature in the squad named for this edition.<\/p>\n<p>The squad features plenty of new names from the one that played at the previous edition of the tournament two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunarathne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Sugandika Dassanayaka, Nimasha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Malki Madara and Mithali Ayodhya will all be making their maiden appearance at the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Sri Lanka has still retained its experienced core with Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshika Silva present in the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka has been drawn in group 2 alongside hosts England, Ireland, Scotland, West Indies and defending champion New Zealand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">SRI LANKA\u2019S SQUAD FOR WOMEN\u2019S T20 WORLD CUP<\/h5>\n<p>Chamari Athapaththu (c),  Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunarathne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Imesha Dulani, Nilakshika Silva, Kaveesha Dilhari, Hansima Karunarathne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Sugandika Dassanayaka, Nimasha Madushani, Shashini Gimhani, Kawya Kavindi, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">SRI LANKA\u2019S FIXTURES<\/h5>\n<p><b>v England<\/b>, June 12, Edgbaston, Birmingham<\/p>\n<p><b>v New Zealand<\/b>, June 16, Hampshire Bowl, Southampton<\/p>\n<p><b>v West Indies<\/b>, June 21, Bristol County Ground, Bristol<\/p>\n<p><b>v Ireland,<\/b>\u00a0June 23, Bristol County Ground, Bristol<\/p>\n<p><b>v Scotland<\/b>, June 26, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/sri-lanka-squad-womens-t20-world-cuo-2026-full-squad-captain-debutants-chamari-athapaththu-swot\/article71038300.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran allrounder Chamari Athapaththu will lead Sri Lanka in the upcoming Women\u2019s T20 World Cup with the island nation announcing its 15-member squad for the showpiece. A number of new names feature in the squad named for this edition. The squad features plenty of new names from the one that played at the previous edition &#8230; <a title=\"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026\u2014Full list of players announced\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174446\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026\u2014Full list of players announced\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1780129318_image202.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177158,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177158","url_meta":{"origin":174446,"position":0},"title":"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 \u2014 Gimhani ruled out, Vimukthi called up as replacement","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sri Lanka\u2019s ambidextrous wrist-spinner Shashini Gimhani has been ruled out of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 with a lower-back injury, and right-arm seamer Chethana Vimukthi called up as her replacement. 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