Sri Lanka is seriously considering "Mankading" as a mode of dismissal to try and gain advantage at the opportune moment over their impregnable Aussie women rivals on the current tour down under. 

Captain Sashikala Siriwardena revealed her team actually practiced the ploy at training and wouldn't shy away from using it in a game scenario having already threatened to do so at quite a few instances this trip. 

"Considering the new rules and regulations, the batters have to stay in the crease until the ball is released," Siriwardena was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au after Sri Lanka's massive 157-run loss in the first ODI in Brisbane. "We do it in training also, it might help us to get some run-outs also because they (non-strikers) have to stay there (in their crease for longer). So it’s a tactical move."

Australia captain Meg Lanning, after allrounder Ellyse Perry was issued a warning by Siriwardena for leaving her crease, said her team is quite wary of the Lankan tactic. 

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"We’ve spoken about it, making sure we’re staying in our crease and watching the ball out of the bowlers hand," Lanning said.

"That’s what we can control in the situation. I didn’t think any of our players were intending to leave the crease early, but it’s something we’ve got to be aware of."

"She hasn’t thrown it each time so I’m not sure if it’s something she’s thinking about doing or if it’s just a reflex action."

"I think initially in the first T20 it was more in response to people going for a paddle and things like that," she added. 

"It’s part of the game, we haven’t spoken a lot about it, we’ve spoken about what we can control and making sure we stay in our crease until the ball’s let go."

(Inputs from cricket.com.au)