Sri Lanka's Shashini Gimhani Withdraws from Women's T20 World Cup Due to Injury
Women's T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka's Gimhani ruled out due to injury
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Sri Lanka's Shashini Gimhani has been ruled out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup due to a lower-back injury. She is replaced by Chethana Vimukthi, a right-arm seamer. Sri Lanka aims to improve on their previous performance as they prepare for the tournament in the UK.
- 01Shashini Gimhani has played seven T20Is, taking six wickets with an average of 21.16.
- 02Chethana Vimukthi replaces Gimhani; she has not yet debuted in T20Is but has played three ODIs.
- 03Sri Lanka's squad is led by Chamari Athapaththu, participating in her tenth T20 World Cup.
- 04The team will play warm-up matches against Pakistan and the Netherlands before facing England on June 12.
- 05Sri Lanka aims to better their ninth-place finish from the previous edition of the tournament.
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Sri Lanka has announced a squad change for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as Shashini Gimhani has been ruled out due to a lower-back injury. Gimhani, who has participated in seven T20 Internationals and claimed six wickets at an average of 21.16, will be replaced by Chethana Vimukthi. Vimukthi is a right-arm seamer who has yet to make her T20I debut but has played three One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. The 15-member squad, captained by Chamari Athapaththu, departed for the UK on June 2. Athapaththu will be making her tenth appearance in the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka is set to play two warm-up matches against Pakistan and the Netherlands on June 6 and 9, respectively, before their opening match against England on June 12 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The team is looking to improve on their ninth-place finish from the previous edition of the tournament, where they lost all four matches.
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The injury of Gimhani could affect Sri Lanka's performance in the tournament, as she was a key player in the squad.
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