Anushka Sanjeewani

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

On the back of her splendid performance in the just-concluded T20 series against Sri Lanka, India's left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has moved up to the 13th spot in the ICC Women's T20 players rankings.

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.

Harshitha Samarawickrama smashed a brilliant half-century as Sri Lanka crusied to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. This was Sri Lanka's second successive victory in the Women's T20 World Cup.

India boosted their Women's T20 World Cup semi-final hopes with an 82-run win over Sri Lanka, driven by half-centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. India set a high score of 172-3, while Sri Lanka fell for 90, eliminating their semi-final chances. India’s bowlers Arundhati Reddy and Asha Sobhana took three wickets each.

Sri Lanka secured a historic three-wicket victory against India in a Tri-series ODI, ending a seven-year winless streak. Nilakshi Silva's explosive 56 off 33 balls propelled Sri Lanka to chase down India's 275/9, despite Richa Ghosh's 58. Crucial partnerships and composed performances from Sanjeewani and Kumari ensured Sri Lanka's triumph, boosting their final chances.

Sri Lanka stole a thrilling one-run victory in the semi-final of the Asia Cup against Pakistan to set up a title clash with India on Saturday.

Rachael Haynes hit a classy fifty to help defending champions Australia overcome a fighting Sri Lanka by five wickets in their second Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday.

The Women's Asia Cup T20 saw Sri Lanka and Bangladesh secure victories against Malaysia and Thailand, respectively, bringing them closer to semifinal berths. Sri Lanka thrashed Malaysia by 114 runs, with Chamari Athapaththu scoring an unbeaten 119. Their bowlers then restricted Malaysia to 40 runs. In the second match, Thailand posted 96/9, with Nattaya Boochatham scoring 40. Bangladesh chased the target easily, reaching 100/3 in 17.3 overs, led by Murshida Khatun's 50. Both teams now lead Group B with four points each.

India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 for nine which India knocked off in 8.3 overs.

Shafali Verma shone yet again with a blistering 34-ball 47 after Radha Yadav's career-best 4/23 to power India to a 7-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 World Cup. India completed the chase of 114 with 32 balls to spare and entered the semis with an all-win record. Earlier, Radha tore apart the rival batting line and restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 113/9.

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.

The Indian women’s cricket team commences its Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, aiming to end a 47-year wait for an ICC title. Playing on home soil after 12 years, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side enters the tournament with strong recent form and a balanced lineup, hoping to lift the elusive trophy.

Sophie Devine once again proved unstoppable as her sixth consecutive 50-plus score steered New Zealand to seven-wicket victory in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

A confident India will look to complete the formalities and assert their supremacy by completing a whitewash of Sri Lanka in the third and final women's ODI here on Thursday.

The Indian women's cricket team will be eyeing a fresh start under new all-format skipper Harmanpreet Kaur against Sri Lanka in the first T20 International of the three-match series, starting on Thursday.