The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced Sri Lanka’s tour to India in 2020. India was expected to play Zimbabwe but as they have been suspended by the ICC, India will host the Island nation. The Sri Lankan team will tour India for a three-match T20I series in January 2020.
The Indian team will begin their new year with the first T20I which will take place on 5th January at Guwahati. The second and the third T20I will take place at Indore and Pune on 7th January and 10th January respectively.
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The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has also confirmed their participation for the three-match T20I series.
The schedule of the tour is as follows:
|
Day |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
|
Sunday |
05-Jan |
1st T20 |
Guwahati |
|
Tuesday |
07-Jan |
2nd T20 |
Indore |
|
Friday |
10-Jan |
3rd T20 |
Pune |
Sri Lanka had last toured India in 2017 where they had lost all the three formats series. The visitors had lost the ODI series by 2-1 and had also gone down in the T20I series by 2-0. Hence, the tourists will aim to make a stronger comeback in India.
Meanwhile, India next assignment is three-match Test series against South Africa. The T20I series against the Proteas ended 1-1 after the first match was abandoned due to rain. India also had a successful tour of the West Indies where they won every series. India was able to win the Test series 2-0, ODI series 2-0 and the T20I series 3-0. Thus, India will like to continue their domination in home conditions.
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On the other hand, Sri Lanka had drawn the two-match Test series against New Zealand 1-1. However, they lost the T20I series by 2-1 in their own home conditions. Sri Lanka is in the rebuilding phase and they would like to grow in confidence by giving consistent performance.