ICC Women's World Cup 2009 - Teams
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka reached the final of the Asia Cup in May 2008 but was heavily defeated by India, which illustrates the task it faces if it is to challenge the top four sides.
Skipper Shashikala Siriwardene will be one of the key players for Sri Lanka with both bat and ball and showed she is capable of rising to the big occasion with four wickets in the Asia Cup 2008 Final.
A lack of match experience could potentially damage its hopes, but by losing to India by only 29 runs in one of the Asia Cup group matches, Sri Lanka showed it has the potential to be competitive against the top sides and a 3-2 defeat of the West Indies in late 2008 gave the side a huge confidence boost.
It will also be keen to improve on performances at the 2005 event, where Sri Lanka's batting struggled to deal with superior bowling, with only two batters passing the fifty mark during the tournament.
58 all out against New Zealand and 57 all out against Australia was particularly disappointing, although it secured a top six spot at the event with a shock 32-run win over hosts South Africa.
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