The Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Women’s ODI Series begins on Thursday, with the two sides meeting in the first of three One Day Internationals at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota, according to https://www.pcb.com.pk/. The series forms part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29, and all three matches, scheduled for July 23, 25 and 28, will start at 9:30 am Pakistan time. Fatima Sana-led Pakistan enter the series placed second on the ICC Women’s ODI Championship table, just below New Zealand, while Sri Lanka sit third under the captaincy of Chamari Athapaththu.
Following the ODI series, the tour continues with three T20Is to be played in Dambulla on July 31, August 2 and August 4, also starting at 9:30 am, the PCB said. After the ODI leg concludes, Fatima Sana will depart for England to play in the Hundred Women’s competition, becoming the first Pakistan women’s player to feature in the tournament, according to the PCB. Muneeba Ali Siddiqui will then take over as captain for the T20I leg of the tour.
Pakistan’s ODI squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday and held two extensive training sessions at the MRICS on Tuesday and Wednesday, the PCB said. The squad includes two uncapped players: 19-year-old batter Maham Anees, who has received her maiden ODI call-up, and Saira Jabeen. Waheeda Akhtar, Tasmia Rubab and Fatima Sana will lead the pace bowling attack, while Nashra Sundhu will spearhead the spin department alongside Syeda Aroob Shah, Umm-e-Hani and Momina Riasat.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have played six bilateral ODI series since April 1998, with Pakistan winning the last four and Sri Lanka triumphing in the first two, according to PCB records. Pakistan won the most recent series 2-1 in Karachi in June 2022, while the two sides last met in Sri Lanka during a series in Dambulla in March 2018, which Pakistan swept 3-0. Pakistan head into the current series on the back of a whitewash of Zimbabwe in Karachi in May 2026, a series that included the team’s biggest-ever women’s ODI win by 206 runs and a fastest women’s ODI century from Gull Feroza.
Speaking ahead of the series, Fatima Sana told PCB Digital that the team is hopeful of building on its recent performances against South Africa and Zimbabwe. She said the squad has been encouraged to play attacking, fearless cricket, and that correcting past shortcomings would be key to the team’s progress. Sana added that Pakistan would look to handle pressure situations effectively and remain positive across the length of matches, taking local conditions in Hambantota into account.
The Pakistan squad for the series includes Fatima Sana as captain, alongside Ayesha Zafar, Gull Feroza, Maham Anees, Momina Riasat, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Najiha Alvi, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar. The support staff features Wahab Riaz as mentor and head coach, along with Abdur Rehman, Umaid Asif, Abdul Majeed and Imran Farhat in specialist coaching roles, according to the PCB.
Sri Lanka’s squad for the series is led by Chamari Athapaththu and includes Anushka Sanjeewani, Chethana Vimukthi, Dewmi Vihanga, Hansima Karunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Imeesha Dulani, Inoka Ranaweera, Kaveesha Dilhari, Kawya Kavindi, Nilakshika Silva, Nimasha Meepage, Rashmika Sewwandi and Vishmi Gunaratne. The results of the series will factor into both teams’ standings in the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship table.
The Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Women’s ODI Series adds to a busy period of international women’s cricket this year, with several nations engaged in bilateral series and championship events across formats. StudioX News has separately reported on other recent developments in women’s sport, including PV Sindhu’s title win at the Japan Open 2026. Further match reports and scorecards from the Hambantota series are expected to be released by the PCB via https://www.pcb.com.pk/.
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