{"id":177158,"date":"2026-06-05T11:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177158"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:55:46","slug":"sri-lanka-squad-for-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-gimhani-ruled-out-vimukthi-called-up-as-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177158","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 \u2014 Gimhani ruled out, Vimukthi called up as replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71067021\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Gimhani, who has played seven WT20Is, sustained the injury during training.<\/p>\n<p>Vimukthi, her replacement, has not played a WT20I yet but has played three ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka, led by captain Chamari Athapaththu, has left for the UK for the T20 World Cup, and begins its campaign on opening night against England on June 12.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nSri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nChamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Imesha Dulani, Nilakshika Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunarathne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Sugandika Dassanayaka, Nimasha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Chethana Vimukthi.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 05, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/sri-lanka-squad-womens-t20-world-cup-2026-shashini-gimhani-injury-replacement-chethana-vimukthi-latest\/article71067021.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Gimhani, who has played seven WT20Is, sustained the injury during training. Vimukthi, her replacement, has not played a WT20I yet but has played three &#8230; <a title=\"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 \u2014 Gimhani ruled out, Vimukthi called up as replacement\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177158\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 \u2014 Gimhani ruled out, Vimukthi called up as replacement\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177159,"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-177158","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\/06\/GettyImages-2194641783.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":174446,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174446","url_meta":{"origin":177158,"position":0},"title":"Sri Lanka squad for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026\u2014Full list of players announced","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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