Sri Lanka Women have named left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera in their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024, replacing pacer Kawya Kavindi. The squad was looking for a spinner to help their chances in spin-friendly surfaces in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Inoka Ranaweera has struck gold. She did not make the Ireland tour and was left out of the Asia Cup squad.
With 82 T20I matches under his belt and 91 wickets at an economy rate of 5.86, the 38-year-old offers an abundance of experience to the team. The team now has just three choices for pace: Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, and Ama Kanchana. Kavindi is not included in this group.
Conversely, the spinning possibilities include of Inoka Ranaweera, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Sugandika Kumari, and Kavisha Dilhari
The Sri Lankan women’s team appears to have excellent batting ahead of the world cup, and they will take great heart from their triumph in the Asia Cup 2024. The batting group is led by Chamari Athapaththu, while players like Harshitha Samarawickrama and Vishmi Gunaratne continue to play well.
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During the league stage, Sri Lanka is grouped with formidable nations like Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, and India in Group A. Scotland will play Bangladesh on October 3 to kick off the competition. On October 5, Sri Lanka will take on Australia in their first match.
Sri Lanka squad for T20 World Cup 2024:
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Kavisha Dilshari, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari
Travelling reserve: Kaushini Nuthyangana
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