# Sri Lanka’s Dewmi Vihanga out of Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 2026-08-27T12:21:27+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Sri Lanka women's cricket team has suffered a setback ahead of the 2026 Women's T20 Asia Cup, with all-rounder Dewmi Vihanga ruled out due to an injury. Vihanga was a key member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2023 Asian Games and has been a regular in the middle order. Sri Lanka Cricket has not yet named a replacement for Vihanga in the 15-member squad. The team is preparing for the tournament scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh later this year. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Vihanga's absence weakens Sri Lanka's middle-order depth, an area they had relied on during their runner-up finish at the 2024 Women's Asia Cup in Dambulla. She was also part of the side that reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup in the UAE. Sri Lanka are placed in Group A alongside defending champions India, Pakistan, and one qualifier. The team management will need to decide on a replacement who can offer both batting solidity and off-spin bowling. The tournament is likely to be held in July 2026 in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka's campaign begins with a match against India. ## Coverage - zeenews.india.com Straight factual report of injury and tournament context. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bangladesh, Dewmi Vihanga, Sri Lanka cricket, Sri Lanka women's cricket, Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sri-lankas-dewmi-vihanga-out-of-womens-t20-asia-cup-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sri-lankas-dewmi-vihanga-out-of-womens-t20-asia-cup-2026/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/