2025 ICC Women’s World Cup should be fun and Sri Lanka women’s cricket team will give it their all. With Chamari Athapaththu as captain the team has a mix of experienced players and new talent. Playing some matches at home in Colombo should be a bonus for the team and the fans.
Women’s World Cup 2025 at a Glance:
- Dates: September 30 – November 2, 2025
- Format: Women’s ODI, Round-robin (each team plays 7 matches) → Knockouts (2 semi-finals & final)
- Hosts: India (main host) & Sri Lanka (some matches)
- Teams: 8
- Total matches: 31
Venues for Sri Lanka’s Matches
India: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
Sri Lanka: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
What the Format Means for Sri Lanka:
- Consistency counts: Round-robin means one bad game can be cancelled out by seven good ones.
- Home advantage in Colombo: Playing at RPS, Colombo is comfortable for Sri Lanka’s spin and seam bowlers.
- Key leadership: Chamari Athapaththu’s aggressive batting and tactical decisions are important, Anushka Sanjeewani’s wicket-keeping provides stability.
- Spin attack: Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari and Dilhari/Piumi Wathsala can control the game in the middle overs.
Players to Watch:
- Chamari Athapaththu: Sets the pace in the powerplay, how she matches up against pace bowlers will be key.
- Harshitha Samarawickrama: Provides stability at the top of the order, good at rotating the strike.
- Nilakshi de Silva / Kavisha Dilhari: Hold the middle order together and can bowl useful overs.
- Udeshika Prabodhani: Swings the new ball and controls the end overs.
- Inoka Ranaweera: Skilled left-arm spinner who applies pressure.
Broadcast & Streaming (India region):
- TV: Star Sports
- Digital: JioCinema/Hotstar app & website
Sri Lanka women’s team has a good team and big expectations for the World Cup. They can upset some of the top teams with their batting, bowling and all-round talent. Let’s see if they can make it to the semis and make some noise in the tournament.
