Published: Sep 15, 2016, 11:15 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 15, 2016, 11:15 AM (IST)
Inoshi Priyadharshani and Imalka Mendis have received call-ups to Sri Lanka Women’s One-Day International (ODI) squad for their upcoming four-match series against Australia Women at home. Chamari Polgampola and Inoka Ranaweera have been recalled as well. While, Priyadharshani has featured in two T20 internationals for Sri Lanka Women, in 2014 at home against South Africa Women, although she has been out of the squad since, Mendis is yet to make her debut at the international level. Polgampola, 35, and Ranaweera, 30, last played an ODI against New Zealand Women in November 2015. They were not apart of the squad that toured India earlier in the year. READ: England Women confirm ODI tour to Sri Lanka
Polgampola,a left-handed batter has played in 58 ODIs and has scored 776 runs at an avrage of 13.85. She has scored two fifties. She also bowls right-arm medium fast, and has 32 wickets with a four-wicket haul included. Ranaweera, on the other hand has played in 23 ODIs and has taken 24 wickets for Sri Lanka, with her best figures reading 4 for 53.
Chamari Attapatu will be leading Sri Lanka Women, and Prasadini Weerakody has been named as vice-captain. Attapatu last captained the team in an ODI during the tour of New Zealand when Shashikala Siriwardene has injured her thumb. Siriwardene though returned to captain in the away series against India, and she also lead the team in the Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this year. But, having sustained a hamstring injury, Siriwardene was ruled out of the tournament and the responsibility again came to Atapattu.
Sri Lanka and Australia will be playing for Women’s Championship Points in three of the four ODIs. The ODIs will then be followedby a one-off T20I. The first ODI will take place on Sunday, in Dambulla.
Sri Lanka Women’s squad: Chamari Atapattu (c), Prasadani Weerakkody, Dilani Manodara(wk), Nipuni Hansika, Chamari Polgampola, Eshani Lokusuriyage, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Imalka Mendis, Ama Kanchana, Harshitha Madavi
