Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former Australian cricketer Jamie Siddons as the new head coach of the Sri Lanka women’s team.
Siddons will begin his one-year tenure on March 16, 2026 and will be tasked with preparing the side for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in England in June–July.
His first assignment will be Sri Lanka Women’s tour of Bangladesh, which is set to be played during April and May 2026.
Siddons enjoyed a successful 16-year first-class career in Australia where he captained both South Australia and Victoria, scoring 10,643 runs in the Sheffield Shield to become the third-highest run-scorer in the competition’s history.
He made his only international appearance for Australia in an ODI against Pakistan in October 1988.
A Level 3 qualified coach, Siddons previously served as the head coach of the Bangladesh men’s team from 2007 to 2011 and later coached South Australia and Wellington Firebirds.
Sri Lanka Women head into this new phase on a positive note after defeating West Indies by nine wickets earlier this week to seal their three-match T20I series 2-0.
