SLC names all-schoolgirl Under-21 Women’s squad
View(s):Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) formed a 20-member Under-21 Women’s Development squad in a bid to strengthen the pool of talent for future international commitments. The 20-member squad, all schoolgirls from different parts of the country, was selected out of 120 players, screened via an island-wide talent hunt programme.
The players who were subjected to screening were already a part of the Women’s District squads maintained by SLC. The newly formed squad is currently undergoing a three-month special training programme, covering skill development and fitness training, under the watchful eyes of the SLC’s District and Provincial coaches.
Once the players complete the three-month training, they will be further assessed and inducted into SLC’s Women’s District and Provincial teams to play in annual tournaments organised by SLC, expected to be played during March and April next year.
The girls were contracted by the SLC for the respective three-month period, from November 1 to January 31, 2022, as a measure of providing financial assistance for them.
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| Nawodya Nethmini, Emoksha Bashini, Savindi Nimalsha Cooray and Manohari Nisansala (all from Wadduwa Central College), Randi Premarathna and P.D.S.H. Maheshika (both from St. Joseph’s College, Kegalle), Sansala Wanigasekara and Tharushi Rajakaruna (both from Nugawela Central, Kandy), Dulanga Dissanayake and Methma Hettiarachchi (both from Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda), W.P. Nimesha Tharuni (Marapola MV, Kegalle), Sulesha Sathsarani (Devapathiraja College, Ratgama), Chethana Vimukthi (Pelwatta MV, Monaragala), Ayesha Dilakshani (Maspanna MV, Badulla), Lanka Thilini (Sinhala MV, Trincomalee), Shanu Baskaran (Mahajana College, Jaffna), Janani Weerakoon (Royal College, Pollannaruwa), Tharushi Sathsarani (Poramadulla Central College, Nuwara Eliya), Eranga Dissanayake (Katupotha Tissa MMV, Kurunegala), Mathurika Muralithasan (Skanthavarodaya College, Jaffna)
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