The three-match T20I series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan women will get underway on July 31, Friday. Here’s all you need to know about the series.
When and where will the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan women 2026 T20Is be played?
After a well-fought ODI series that the hosts won 2-1, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will lock horns against each other in three T20Is. All the matches of the series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. The series is set to commence on July 31, while the last two matches are scheduled to take place on August 2 and August 4.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Women 2026 T20Is: Full schedule
1st T20I - Friday, July 31: Dambulla (10am local time)
2nd T20I - Sunday, August 2: Dambulla (10am local time)
3rd T20I - Tuesday, August 4: Dambulla (10am local time)
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan women 2026 ODIs: Full squads
Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Hasini Perera, Sanjana Kavindi, Harshitha Samarawickrama (wk), Imesha Dulani, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nimasha Meepage, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Kawya Kavindi, Rashmika Sewwandi
Pakistan
Muneeba Ali (c & wk), Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Humna Bilal, Maham Anees, Momina Riasat, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan women 2026 ODIs: Team news
Sri Lanka have dropped three players from the World Cup squad – Hansima Karunaratne, Mithali Ayodhya and Chethana Vimukthi have been left out of the team. The 19-year-old seamer Rashmika Sewwandi has returned to the set-up while the uncapped Under-19 pair of Sanjana Kavindi and Chamudi Praboda have received maiden call-ups to the national side.
The rest of the squad remains the same with the likes of Samarawickrama, Perera, and Gunaratne assisting skipper Athapaththu. Sugandika will lead the spin bowling while pace bowlers Kavindi and Madara have also been retained.
Meanwhile, Muneeba will lead Pakistan in the entire series for the first time. Regular captain Sana is unavailable, with the PCB permitting her to feature in The Hundred. Moreover, it is a new-look side with players like Aliya Riaz, Iram Javed and Diana Baig dropped from the squad following the team’s poor show at the World Cup where they lost four out of five matches.
Pakistan have included three uncapped players – Naseer, Anees and Riasat – in the squad while Alvi, Umm-e-Hani and Akhtar have been recalled to the T20I set-up.
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