Chamari Atapattu encourages Sri Lanka to play ‘freely’ against mighty Australia

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Atapattu will encourage the team to have a positive approach to Australia and encourage them not to be overwhelmed by the challenges faced by such a powerful side in their homeland lawns.

This series of three games starts Sunday at the Northern Sydney Oval and begins with a form book that, after a 12-month period, is expected to be one side of Australia taking the treetop from the women's game. The T20 World Cup beat New Zealand and keeps ashes convincing and most recently unrivaled in the Caribbean.

But Atapattu left a brief message for the players. "I always talk to girls, play freely and do positive actions."

"We all know Australia is the best team in the world and we beat Ash at home and England in the West Indies." "We will try to reach our full potential and play normal games. Our preparation was really good in Sri Lanka, we have good players and experiences and new players. If we play normal free games we have a chance. "

Sri Lanka also has a bigger picture on this tour that will prepare for Australia ahead of next year's T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka, along with its hosts India, New Zealand and Bangladesh, is a difficult group in that tournament.

Atapattu said, "The tour is well prepared because it is so important to us because of the T20 World Cup in February, so we're playing the best team in the world," Atapattu said. "We tried a few players before the T20 World Cup, so it's a good chance."

Along with the experienced Shashikala Siriwardene, who followed ODI's captain in Brisbane, Atapattu picked 21-year-old Harshitha Madavi as Batman. "The T20 format is very open," Atapattu said. We have a good blow device I have played KSL, Big Bash and IPL overseas in this format, so I have a lot of experience so that I can share my knowledge with our batters, ”Atapattu added.

The last time both sides met was when Atapattu scored a brilliant 178 in the 2017 World Cup in England. What she said "changed my life" is the second series of the two teams since the 2016 Australian tour.

Australian vice president Rachael Haynes, who is preliminary on behalf of Meg Lanning, who attended the AFL Grand Finals in Melbourne, admitted that the unknown was something they had to deal with. "We don't have a lot of cricket for Sri Lanka, so having a standalone series is unique on its own," she said. "The last time we played was in the World Cup two years ago when Atapattu got a pretty decent back against us, so we won't underestimate them at all."

In the next year's T20 World Cup, every player on the Australian national team is likely to go out in three matches. This marks the debut of Heather Graham, who took 17-3 in Cricket Australia XI in the Sri Lankan qualifying on Friday. Sri Lanka won the super over.

"Team showed little by hand the series [against West Indies] Haynes said, “It's nice to see players like Erin Burns get a chance. When the World Cup is approaching, there will be a chance for players to play different roles in different stages, potentially not getting too far ahead. Interesting for our team. "