Sri Lanka's 15-member squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup

The 15-member Sri Lankan team will be led by regular skipper Chamari Athapaththu at the next ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will take place in South Africa from February 10-26.

The Athapaththu-led side will be without the services of all-rounder Hasini Perera, who was initially named in the squad but later ruled out due to a finger injury. Sathya Sandeepani, whose only appearance for the national side came in the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match against India, has been named as her replacement.

The experienced bowler Ama Kanchana has been recalled to mix for the first time since the Commonwealth Games.

Sri Lanka is placed in Group A alongside New Zealand, Bangladesh hosts South Africa and defending champions Australia. They kickstart their campaign with the tournament opener against the hosts South Africa on February 10.

Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya SandeepaniAlso Read: Arshdeep and Ishan would be future stars, says Anil Kumble