Seven players from Devapathiraja College Ratgama, Galle have been selected to the Sri Lanka under-19 tour party for the Women’s U19 Asia Cup cricket championship in Malaysia from December 15 to 20.
The youngest is 15-year old Sashini Gimhani and the rest is made up of Hiruni Hansika, Sumudu Nisansala, Rashmi Nethranjali, Sanjana Kavindi, Shehara Induwari and Nethangi Isuranjali.
Six teams from Asia will participate in the tournament which is a T20 format.
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia are in the fray.
Sri Lanka under-19 tour party: Manudi Nanayakkara (Captain – Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa), Rashmika Sewwandi (Vice Captain – Anura Vidyalaya Matara), Vimoksha Balasuriya (Sinhala MMV Trincomalee), Hiruni Hansika (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Sumudu Nisansala (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Dahami Sanuthma (Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda), Rashmi Nethranjali (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Sashini Gimhani (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Asheni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls College Kandy), Pramudi Methsara (Uhana National School, Ampara), Chamodi Prabodha (Sri Pangnananda Vidyalaya Monaragala), Sanjana Kavindi (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Danuli Tennakoon (Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya), Limansa Tillekaratne, Shehara Induwari (Devapathiraja College Ratgama), Nethangi Isuranjali (Devapathiraja College Ratgama) -(YK)