The Sri Lanka Women's cricket team will host Pakistan Women in the opening match of a three-game T20I series at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Friday, July 31, 2026.
This series follows the conclusion of their recent ODI leg and T20 World Cup campaigns.
>>> Large-Cap Growth Funds Outperform Small-Cap ETFs Over Five Years
Sri Lanka enter the series after securing a 2-1 victory in the ODI series, marking their first bilateral series win against Pakistan in 24 years.
However, Pakistan hold a slight historical edge in the T20I format with 11 wins out of 21 head-to-head encounters.
Both teams have shuffled their rosters following group-stage exits at the Women's T20 World Cup earlier in July 2026.
Sri Lanka, currently ranked sixth in the ICC T20I team rankings with 238 rating points, seek to end an 11-year winless streak in bilateral T20I series against eighth-ranked Pakistan.
Sri Lanka added Under-19 players Sanjana Kavindi and Chamudi Praboda to their 15-member squad alongside returning 19-year-old pacer Rashmika Sewwandi.
Captain Chamari Athapaththu continues to lead a core batting lineup that includes Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, and Vishmi Gunaratne.
Pakistan reworked their squad by adding eight new players, including uncapped batters Eman Naseer and Maham Anees.
Stand-in captain Muneeba Ali leads the side after regular skipper Fatima Sana departed to participate in The Hundred in England.
>>> Dodgers Beat Mariners 6-2 Behind Rushing, Hernández Homers
Muneeba Ali highlighted the team's objective prior to the opening match in a statement released by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
