Nilakshi de Silva

Sri Lanka on Monday announced a 19-member women's squad for the white-ball series, comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is, against India starting from June 23.

Young Jemimah Rodrigues scored a power-packed 40-ball 57 as Indian women won the third T20 International against Sri Lanka by five wicket on Saturday.

Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to bowl against India in their opening women's Asia Cup T20 match here on Saturday.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third and final women's T20I on Monday.

The Indian women's cricket team would look for some stability from its top-order, especially openers, as the visitors aim to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in the second game on Monday.

The experienced Deepti Sharma shone with the bat after her exploits with the ball, coming to the Indian women's team's rescue in a tricky chase for a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI here on Friday. In the company of Pooja Vastrakar (21 not out), Deepti (22 not out) guided the team home in 38 overs after being set an easy target of 172, in Harmanpreet Kaur's first match as full-time ODI captain.

The Indians made a positive start to the limited-overs tour of the Island nation with a 34-run win in the series-opener on Thursday. The team would not only aim to secure the three-match series but also address the grey areas and continue the winning momentum ahead of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Ahead of the second match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, India speedster Pooja Vastrakar said that she want her team to play dominantly against the hosts to win the match by a big margin.

Sri Lanka women's player Chamari Atapattu is the only player to receive the top contract in 2020 as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday offered a new six-month contract to 20 national and 15 emerging women's players.

India's Deepti Sharma missed the second T20I against Sri Lanka due to a mild fever, with Sneh Rana replacing her as a precautionary measure. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur confirmed the change, emphasizing the team's intent to maintain their winning strategy. Sri Lanka, aiming to improve their batting, fielded an unchanged side.

Deadly spell from spinners Nashra Sandhu and Nida Dar restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 122/6 against Pakistan in the semifinal match of Women's Asia Cup 2022 in Sylhet on Thursday.

Harshitha Samarawickrama smashed a brilliant half-century as Sri Lanka crusied to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. This was Sri Lanka's second successive victory in the Women's T20 World Cup.

The tournament brought to fore India's depth as the younger crop of players has shouldered the burden of taking the team to the final without any tangible contribution from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana.

Rachael Haynes hit a classy fifty to help defending champions Australia overcome a fighting Sri Lanka by five wickets in their second Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Scotland upset Pakistan and Sri Lanka triumphed over Bangladesh on the opening day of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up games. Scotland successfully chased down Pakistan's total of 132/9 with two overs remaining. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka set a target of 143/7 and restricted Bangladesh to 110/9 in their allotted overs.

Sophie Devine once again proved unstoppable as her sixth consecutive 50-plus score steered New Zealand to seven-wicket victory in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 for nine which India knocked off in 8.3 overs.

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana moved up a rung to eighth position in the batter's chart in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings released on Tuesday.

The Indian women’s cricket team commences its Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, aiming to end a 47-year wait for an ICC title. Playing on home soil after 12 years, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side enters the tournament with strong recent form and a balanced lineup, hoping to lift the elusive trophy.

A confident India will look to complete the formalities and assert their supremacy by completing a whitewash of Sri Lanka in the third and final women's ODI here on Thursday.

Skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck a counter-attacking 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a whitewash on Monday.

The Indian women's cricket team will be eyeing a fresh start under new all-format skipper Harmanpreet Kaur against Sri Lanka in the first T20 International of the three-match series, starting on Thursday.

Jemimah Rodrigues played the role of an enforcer to perfection with a career-best 76 in T20Is before the bowlers produced a clinical display to power India to a 41-run win against Sri Lanka in their women's Asia Cup opener on Saturday.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit had thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

An in-form India would look to carry forward the momentum of a historic ODI series sweep in England while trying to put behind the "Mankading" controversy as they open their women's Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

A semifinal berth secured, the unbeaten Indian women's cricket team would look to address some of its batting issues in the final Group A match against a deflated Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup on Saturday. The Indians are on a roll, having easily sealed their semifinal berth with wins over defending champions Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand.

Indian women's cricket team clinched a gold medal at the Asian Games during their inaugural appearance, triumphing over Sri Lanka by a margin of 19 runs in a hard-fought, low-scoring final held on a challenging pitch this Monday.

The ninth Women's Asia Cup starts July 19 in Sri Lanka. Teams are split into Group A (India, Pakistan, Nepal, UAE) and Group B (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia). India defends their title. Top two teams per group advance to semi-finals. The final is on July 28 at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.