Don’t write us off, warns Sri Lanka chief Devapriya

By Charlie Bennett

Key: Inoka Ranaweera

NOT a lot is expected of Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s World Cup – but don’t tell that to head coach Hemantha Devapriya, who believes he has found a magic formula which can take them all the way.
When they walk out to face New Zealand tomorrow, Sri Lanka will be the underdogs – but they have shown before what can happen when written off, as they beat England and India in the group stages four years ago.
But that was not enough to transform them into one of the elite, and six months ago they called on Devapri...

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