Ama Kanchana

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

Sri Lanka has brought back seasoned left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera for the Women's T20 World Cup in UAE. Under the leadership of Chamari Athapaththu, the team has achieved significant victories over England and South Africa recently. Sri Lanka's campaign begins against Pakistan on October 3 at Sharjah.

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.

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 boosted their Women's T20 World Cup semi-final hopes with an 82-run win over Sri Lanka, driven by half-centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. India set a high score of 172-3, while Sri Lanka fell for 90, eliminating their semi-final chances. India’s bowlers Arundhati Reddy and Asha Sobhana took three wickets each.

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.

The Indian women's team dominated from start to finish, with both the bat and ball, to hammer Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the second ODI and claim an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match series on Monday.

The Women's Asia Cup T20 saw Sri Lanka and Bangladesh secure victories against Malaysia and Thailand, respectively, bringing them closer to semifinal berths. Sri Lanka thrashed Malaysia by 114 runs, with Chamari Athapaththu scoring an unbeaten 119. Their bowlers then restricted Malaysia to 40 runs. In the second match, Thailand posted 96/9, with Nattaya Boochatham scoring 40. Bangladesh chased the target easily, reaching 100/3 in 17.3 overs, led by Murshida Khatun's 50. Both teams now lead Group B with four points each.

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.

The Indian bowlers choked the Sri Lankan women's team after Jemimah Rodrigues's vital knock-on return to secure a convincing 34-run victory in the first T20 International on Thursday.

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.

India sits at the top of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 standings after three games, but captain Mithali Raj says her team still has plenty to work on as it prepares to face Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

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 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.

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.

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.

India aims to resolve their batting challenges to improve their net run rate in the Women's T20 World Cup, facing Sri Lanka next. Significant contributions are expected from openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, while the team's all-round performance will be crucial against a competitive Sri Lankan side.

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.

The Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled in the UAE this October, featuring ten teams. The Indian women's cricket team has already departed for the event starting on October 3. The prize pool for the 2024 edition has been significantly increased, with winners set to receive $2.34 million, a substantial boost from previous years.

High on confidence after three wins on the trot, India would look to continue their unbeaten streak and take another step towards a semi-final berth when they face a lowly Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Cup, on Wednesday.