Shashini Gimhani ruled out of Women's T20 WC due to lower-back injury
New Delhi, June 6
Sri Lanka have been forced into a squad change for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup after Shashini Gimhani was ruled out due to a lower-back injury.
Gimhani, who has played seven T20Is, has taken six wickets at an average of 21.16 with an economy rate of 7.05.
She has been replaced by Chethana Vimukthi, the right-arm seamer who is yet to make her T20I debut but has represented Sri Lanka in three ODIs, as per the ICC website.
The 15-member Sri Lanka squad left for the UK on June 2 and will be captained by Chamari Athapaththu, who will feature in her tenth T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka will feature in two warm-up fixtures against Pakistan and the Netherlands on 6 and 9 June before featuring in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener against England on 12 June at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The team will be looking to improve on their ninth-placed showing from the 2024 edition, during which they lost all four games.
Updated Squad:
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunarathne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Imesha Dulani, Nilakshika Silva, Kaveesha Dilhari, Hansima Karunarathne, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Sugandika Dassanayaka, Nimasha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya, Chethana Vimukthi.
— ANI
Reader Comments
As an Indian fan, I love watching women's cricket grow in the subcontinent. Chamari Athapaththu is a legend, and she'll be leading the team for the 10th time! Hope Sri Lanka can improve on their 2024 performance—they have the talent to surprise everyone. 💪
Sri Lanka's squad looks decent on paper—they've got experience with Chamari and a few promising youngsters. But losing a player like Gimhani, who had a good economy rate, could hurt their bowling depth. Let's see how Vimukthi steps up in the warm-ups against Pakistan and Netherlands.
Back injuries are tricky in cricket—they can take months to fully heal. 😟 Hope the Sri Lankan management handles Gimhani's rehab properly. As for the team, Chamari's experience will be crucial, but they need to tighten their fielding and batting if they want to compete with England.
Tough break for Gimhani, but the show must go on. Sri Lanka's warm-up matches will be key—they need to figure out their best XI quickly. The 2024 results were disappointing, but a fresh start in 2025 could be different. Rooting for every team from Asia! 🇱🇰
I think Sri Lanka's bowling attack is their strength—Kavindi, Dilhari, and Dassanayaka can trouble any batting line-up. The batting, however, relies too much on Chamari and Samarawickrama. If the top order fails, they might struggle again. Hope Vimukthi brings some stability with the ball.
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