Sri Lanka Women Vs West Indies Women: Players to watch as six-game white-ball tour begins in Grenada
The opening match of sri lanka women vs west indies women will be played at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada, kicking off a six-game white-ball tour that offers both sides an opportunity to earn points in the 2025–29 ICC Women’s Championship cycle.
Sri Lanka arrive under pressure, Chamari Athapaththu leads the charge
Sri Lanka Women have won just one of their last nine ODIs, a stretch that places added importance on the sri lanka women vs west indies women opener at the National Cricket Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada. Chamari Athapaththu, the Sri Lanka captain, is the team's leading bat and a clear focal point: her ODI career total stands at 4045 runs from 120 innings at a strike rate of 75. 31, and she made 46 off 43 balls in Sri Lanka’s previous match against Bangladesh Women.
Top 3 Sri Lanka players to watch
Nilakshika Silva and Dewmi Vihanga join Athapaththu as players to monitor in the first ODI. Nilakshika Silva has scored 1109 ODI runs from 49 innings at a strike rate of 72. 81 and made 37 off 38 in the previous match against Bangladesh Women. Dewmi Vihanga has taken 11 wickets in five ODI innings at an economy of 5; she recorded a five-wicket haul against South Africa Women a few matches ago and had eight wickets across five innings before going wicketless in her most recent international appearance.
Sri Lanka Women Vs West Indies Women: Windies squad and what’s at stake
West Indies have named what has been described as a strong squad for the Sri Lanka clash, and the opening game in St. George’s, Grenada begins a six-match white-ball tour that will influence standings in the 2025–29 ICC Women’s Championship cycle. With championship points available across the tour, both teams face immediate consequences from the result in the first ODI and the momentum it can set for the series.
The first match’s location at the National Cricket Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada, and the series’ place in the ICC cycle are the confirmed anchors for what follows: players will be assessed on form and adaptability as the teams move through the six-game white-ball itinerary. Recovery and selection choices after the opening ODI will shape lineups for subsequent matches on the tour.
Next up: the teams will contest the opening One-Day International at National Cricket Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada, with the result carrying direct implications for the 2025–29 ICC Women’s Championship standings and the remainder of the six-game white-ball tour.
