New Zealand Women play first bilateral series in Sri Lanka - get ODI schedule

The New Zealand women's national cricket team will play their first bilateral series in Sri Lanka, starting off with a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series on Tuesday, June 27.

The upcoming ODI series is part of the ICC Women’s Championship, which is organised to determine qualification for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 to be hosted in India.

New Zealand Women have announced a 15-member squad for the historic ODI series in Sri Lanka. The White Ferns will be led by captain Sophie Devine.

Wicketkeeper-batter Isabella Gaze and young pacer Rosemary Mair have made a return to New Zealand’s ODI squad following injury layoffs.

However, the visitors will miss the services of Lauren Down and Hayley Jensen due to different reasons. While Down will skip the Sri Lanka tour due to family reasons, Jensen has been ruled out due to a knee injury.

On the other hand, the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team has also named a 15-member squad to be captained by Chamari Athapaththu.

Nilakshi de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera and Sugandika Kumari are some of the experienced players that have been added to Sri Lanka’s ODI squad. 

They have also named some talented youngsters, including Kavisha Dilhari, Harshita Samarawickrama and Vishmi Gunaratne to face a star-studded New Zealand side.

Sri Lanka Women hosted Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series in April-May. The hosts clinched the series 1-0 after two of the three matches were washed out.

Meanwhile, New Zealand Women will play their first ODI series since December last year. They also pipped Bangladesh 1-0 after two other matches were abandoned due to rain.

All the games in this three-match ODI series will be played at the Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women ODI head-to-head

Sri Lanka Women and New Zealand Women have faced each other only once previously in ODI cricket. 

New Zealand Women thrashed Sri Lanka Women by nine wickets in an ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match in Bristol, England in 2017.

Where to watch Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women ODIs 2023 live in India?

There is no update yet on the telecast and live streaming details for the Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women ODIs 2023 in India.

Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women ODIs 2023 schedule and live match times

All times in India Standard Time (IST)

Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women ODIs 2023 squads

Sri Lanka Women ODI squad: Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani (wicketkeeper), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Kawya Karvindi, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Udeshika Prabodhani, Hansima Karunaratne, Inoshi Fernando, Imesha Dulani, Hasini Perera

New Zealand Women ODI squad:  Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (wicketkeeper), Eden Carson,Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

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