Hasini Perera

The Sri Lanka women's cricket team is set to face Bangladesh women in a three-match T20I series. Sri Lanka recently secured the ODI series victory. The T20I matches will commence on April 28. All games will be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Fans can catch the live action on the FanCode app and website.

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.

Shashikala Siriwardena produced the perfect swansong to her international career by taking four wickets in Sri Lanka's ICC Women's T20 World Cup victory over Bangladesh here on Monday.

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.

Smriti Mandhana holds the top spot in the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings, with Harmanpreet Kaur at eighth. New Zealand's Amelia Kerr made significant strides in bowling and all-rounder rankings. Sri Lanka's Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani also saw improvements in the T20I batting charts following recent series performances.

India opened their campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, which commenced on Tuesday, in style as they produced a collective batting performance to thrash Sri Lanka by 114 runs.

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

Outclassed in their last game by Bangladesh, India bounced back with an improved all-round show to notch up a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and keep alive their hopes for a final berth in the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup on Thursday.

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.

Continuous rain forced the abandonment of the Women's Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka posted a formidable 258-6, featuring Nilakshika de Silva's rapid tournament-best fifty. The downpour prevented New Zealand's chase, leading to both teams sharing points. Key contributions came from Athapaththu and Gunaratne's opening stand.

Skipper Mithali Raj's career-best knock of 125 not out went in vain as Sri Lanka women shocked India women by three wickets in the inconsequential third and final one-day international on Sunday.

Spinner Radha Yadav tore apart the rival batting line up with a career-best four-wicket haul to help India restrict Sri Lanka to a modest 113 for nine in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match, here on Saturday.

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.

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 aims for a fourth consecutive win against Sri Lanka in the Women's T20I series. Dominant bowling, led by Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh Thakur, has stifled Sri Lanka. While Shafali Verma impressed, star opener Smriti Mandhana seeks a significant score. India also explores team combinations for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

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.

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.

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.