Sri Lanka Cricket establishes Women’s High-Performance Centre for cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) recently announced the establishment of a dedicated Women’s High-Performance Centre, with the aim of lifting the women’s game to reach greater heights.

The new centre was established at the P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium, following an MOU SLC signed with the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.

According to the MOU, the P. Sara Oval ground, side wickets, indoor nets, gymnasium, swimming pool, and the dormitory facilities of the Tamil Union will be used to develop the women’s game.

‘’We will use this women’s High-Performance Centre to lift the women’s game of Sri Lanka to world-class status,’’ said Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva.

The MOU with Tamil Union came into effect on 1 January, whilst the women cricketers representing the emerging and national teams have already commenced training at the new facility. “A dedicated High-Performance Centre is a must to enhance our game to be on par with international women’s cricket, and this facility will take our women’s game to new heights within a short period of time,” said SLC CEO Ashley de Silva. With important cricket series for women’s cricket coming up, the new High-Performance Centre is expected to help women cricketers with more preparation time.

“The introduction of the new facility means physical training and skill training hours per player has increased tremendously, which augurs well for the future of the women’s cricket,’’ said SLC Women’s Cricket Operations and Development Consultant Manuja Kariyapperuma.