Sri Lanka teams ready for Asian cricket event
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Sri Lanka recently named their women’s and men’s teams for the cricket events at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Chamari Athapaththu has been appointed captain of the women’s team, while Sahan Arachchige has been named captain of the men’s team.
The squad from the recently concluded Women’s T20 Asia Cup has largely been retained for the women’s event, with Hansima Karunaratne and Anushka Sanjeewani replacing the injured Nilakshika Silva and Vishmi Gunaratne.
The men’s team is predominantly made up of young players and includes several cricketers who have represented Sri Lanka in ODIs and T20Is. Moors SC’s Sohan de Livera, the leading run-scorer in the Major Club T20 cricket tournament organised by Sri Lanka Cricket, and Tamil Union C & AC’s Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, have also been included.
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team
Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Sanjana Kavindi, Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Kaveesha Dilhari, Sugandika Kumari, Nimasha Meepage, Chamodi Prabodha, Rashmika Sewwandi, Kavya Kavindi, Mithali Ayodhya, Hansima Karunaratne and Anushka Sanjeewani.
Sri Lanka men’s cricket team
Sahan Arachchige (captain), Sineth Jayawardena, Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Niroshan Dickwella, Sohan de Livera, Chamika Karunaratne, Tharindu Ratnayake, Wanuja Sahan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dushan Hemantha, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando and Pramod Madushan.
The cricket events are scheduled to be held at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin. Sri Lanka will be joined by Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Maldives, Pakistan and Thailand in the women’s competition.
The 8 teams will begin the competition at the quarter-final stage. Sri Lanka will enter the Games in the 3rd quarter-final against Maldives on the 17th of this month (tomorrow).
The semi-finals of the event are scheduled for the 20th of this month, with the final and third-place play-off set for the 22nd.
The men’s cricket event will feature 8 teams, with Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Japan, Nepal, Oman and Pakistan joining Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh will enter the tournament at the quarter-final stage. Sri Lanka’s first match is scheduled for the 29th of this month.
The semi-finals are scheduled for October 1, while the final and third-place play-off will be held on October 3.
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Based on ThePapare reporting