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| Association | Volleyball Association of Sri Lanka | |
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| Head coach | Sumith Jayalal [1] | |
| FIVB ranking | 80 (as of 16 November 2022) | |
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The Sri Lanka women's national volleyball team represents Sri Lanka in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
It appeared at the Women's Asian Volleyball Championship 9 times, its best position was 10th place at the 2007 event.
The following is the roster for the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. [1]
Head coach: Sumith Jayalal
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| Dinesha Prasadani (C) | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Iresha Surangani Perera | Sri Lanka Army |
| Hasini Lakhika | Sri Lanka Army |
| Apsara Sewmali Seneviatne | Sri Lanka Army |
| Ayesha Madurika | Sri Lanka Army |
| Vasana Madumali | Sri Lanka Ports Authority |
| Thilini Wasana Perera | Sri Lanka Army |
| Chathurika Gayani | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Kanchana Dilhani Wijekoon | Sri Lanka Army |
| Sanjeevani Karunaratne | Sri Lanka Army |
| Ashani Chamodika Jayatunga | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Dilisha Sanjeevani | Sri Lanka Navy |
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