New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu believes the fact that the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be played on the sub-continent will prove advantageous for her side.

The Asian team returns to the 50-over World Cup after missing the most recent edition in New Zealand in 2022, and Athapaththu thinks the side can be more than competitive at the eight-team tournament to be staged in India and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka finished in fifth place - their highest ever position at a Women's World Cup - the last time the event was held in the sub-continent back in 2013, and Athapaththu believes that bodes well for her side ahead of the start of the tournament on September 30.

"The sub-continent conditions are somethin...