Sri Lanka are drawn in Group A in the ten-nation tournament with England, South Africa, host West Indies and Bangladesh and play their opening match against England on November 10 at Gros Islet.

In the past five World Cups, Sri Lanka has not gone beyond the first round.West Indies are the current holders of the Women’s T20World Cup having won it in India in 2016.

SRI LANKA WOMEN’S T20 SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP: Chamari Atapattu (captain), Yashoda Mendis, Shashikala Siriwardena, Eshani Lokusuriyage, Hasini Perera, Ama Kanchana, Rebbeca Vandort, Dilani Manodara, Nilakshi de Silva, Sripali Weerakkody, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandhika Kumari, Kaveesha Dilhari, Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Inoshi Fernando.

Standbys: Imalka Mendis, Anushka Sanjeewani, Nipuni Hansika, Harshitha Madavi, Inoka Ranaweera