Veteran opener Chamari Athapaththu has been named as captain for Sri Lanka women's three-game ODI series against New Zealand that starts later this month in Galle.
The Sri Lanka squad features a bevy of quality spinners who are expected to thrive in home conditions against the New Zealand squad touring the country for the first time. Experienced spin trio of Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari and Oshadi Ranasinghe are retained, so as the likes of Inoshi Fernando, Kavisha Dilhari and Chamari herself as other slow bowling options.
Teenage all-rounder Vishmi Gunaratne is retained in the squad and is likely to partner Chamari at the top of the batting order, supported by Harshitha Samarawickrama, Anushka Sanjeewani and Nilakshi de Silva, while Udeshika Prabodhani and Kawya Kavindi are among the pace bowlers available to the hosts'.
