Sri Lanka has prepared a balanced team for this tour, in which young talents along with experienced players have also been given a chance.
1. Anushka Sanjeevani (wicketkeeper batsman)
- Role: Wicketkeeper batsmen, who can perform strong in all the formats of the game.
- Strength: The ability to provide experience and stability in international cricket. Able to perform brilliantly even behind the wicket.
2. Harshita Madavi Samarvikrama (left -handed batsman)
- Role: Technically competent batsmen, who can score fast.
- Strength: His disciplined batting skills can prove to be extremely useful for the team in the ODI format.
3. Neelakshi D. Silva (Experienced batsman)
- Role: An experienced batsman who can handle one end for his team.
- Strength: Famous for patient batting, which gives stability to the team.
4. Vishmas Rajapaksha Gunratne (young batsman and bowler)
- Role: 19 -year -old talented batsman and medium -speed bowler.
- Strength: The ability to play big innings according to aggressive batting and circumstances.
5. Chamari Athapattu (captain and all -rounder)
- Role: The team’s captain and prominent batsman, who can also contribute to bowling.
- Strength: She plays an important role in the team’s victory with her aggressive batting and skilled bowling.
6. Consciousness Vimukti (all -rounder)
- Role: The magnificent all -rounder, who can affect the match with both bat and ball.
- Strength: Middle overs can provide stability and balance.
7. Rashmika Sevwandi (Youth All rounder)
- Role: Fast bowling all -rounder, who can contribute significantly to the team.
- Strength: The batsmen can surprise the batsmen with their speed and bounce on the New Zealand pitches.
8. Sugandhika Kumari (spin bowler)
- Role: Wicket -taking spin bowler.
- Strength: New Zealand has the ability to surprise spin on sharp pitches.
9. Private Prabodhani (Experienced fast bowler)
- Role: Experienced fast bowlers guiding young bowlers.
- Strength: Swing and speed can cause opposition batsmen into trouble.
10. Achini Kulsuria (fast bowler)
- Role: Player leading fast bowling.
- Strength: Able to take wickets in the initial overs and bowl accurately in death overs.
11. Sachin Nisanasala (spin bowler)
- Role: Bowler strengthening spin department with Sugandhika.
- Strength: The ability to take wickets in the middle overs and control the runage of the opposition team.
Sri Lanka’s strategy and possibilities against New Zealand
Sri Lanka will have to improve their performance against a strong team like New Zealand during this tour. The team’s performance in the recent women’s T20 World Cup was disappointing, so the tour is an opportunity for them to get both confidence and reputation back.
- Batting stability: Captain Chamari Athapattu will have a big responsibility to give the team a good start. Also, Harshita Madavi and Anushka Sanjeevani will also have to play big innings.
- Variety in bowling: Fast bowler Achini Kulsuria and Udyadika Prabodhani will have to take wickets taking advantage of New Zealand’s fast pitches. At the same time, spin bowling of Sugandhika Kumari and Sachin Nisanasala can disturb the opposition team.
- Fielding and Strategic Skills: Sri Lanka will have to improve its fielding and focus on capitalizing every opportunity.
