Sri Lanka, Australia and England Under -19 women’s cricketers will play a tri-nation series involving both T-20 and 50-over games during the months of March and April.
The series will start from March 28 to April 9 while this is the first time Australia and England under 19 women’s National teams will tour Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Cricket already made arrangements for it.
The T-20 matches will be played in Mahinda Rajapaksa International cricket Stadium Hambantota, and ODI matches will be played at Galle International cricket Stadium while each team will play four T-20 games and two 50-over games during the contest.
The winner of the contest will be decided based on the accumulated points based on match wins, while the focus of the series is to provide vital match exposure for Under 19 women cricketers.
“This tri-nation series involving both Australia and England is going to help our Under 19 women cricketers gain vital experience and exposure competing at the world stage, which will augur well for the women’s game in the country,” said Ashley De Silva CEO, Sri Lanka Cricket.
Sri Lanka under 19 women’s cricket team led by Manudi Nanayakkara recently toured Bangladesh for the Tri National T-20 tournament with Pakistan and Bangladesh while Sri Lanka successfully concluded the tournament with an emerging championship. Sri Lanka women’s team coached by Mahesh Weerasinghe gave superb performances and they have shown their fighting spirit on the Bangladesh tour.
Several under 19 women’s cricketers from outstation areas are among the Under 19 National team while they have good opportunity to compete with top teams like Australia and England while Sri Lanka Cricket make good chance to play this T-20 series and ODI series in Hambantota and Galle and it also a good move to promote Under 19 cricket in Outstations areas.
T-20 and ODI match Schedule
March 28- Sri Lanka /Australia T-20 at Hambantota
March 29- Australia /England a T-20 at Hambantota
March 30 – Sri Lanka / England
T- 20 at Hambantota
April 1- Australia / Sri Lanka T-20 at Hambantota
April 2- England / Australia T-20 at Hambantota
April 3- England / Sri Lanka T-20 at Hambantota
April 5- Sri Lanka/Australia ODI at Galle
April 7- Australia / England ODI at Galle
April 9- England / Sri Lanka ODI at Galle
Dhammika Ratnaweera