The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the upcoming India tour of Sri Lanka in 2024. Originally set to commence on July 26, the tour will now begin on July 27, affecting the dates of the subsequent matches.
The India tour to Sri Lanka will commence with a three-match T20I series. The first match will be played on 27th July, and the second game will be played on 28th July, which was initially scheduled for the 27th. The final match of the series, originally set for 29th July, will now be played on 30th July.
The change in the T20I series dates has also postponed the ODI series. The first game of the 50-over series, which was slated for 1st August, has been moved to 2nd August. The remaining two games retain the same schedule and will be played on 4th and 7th August respectively.
IND vs SL Schedule
1st T20I- July 28 - 6:30pm- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
2nd T20I - July 28 - 6:30pm - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
3rd T20I - July 30 - 6:30pm - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
1st ODI - August 2 - 2:00pm - R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
2nd ODI - August 4 - 2:00pm - R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
3rd ODI - August 7 - 2:00pm - R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
The Men in Blue will be playing for the first time under new coach Gautam Gambhir, who recently replaced Rahul Dravid.
While India's first assignment since becoming the T20 world champions is the ongoing five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, the series against Sri Lanka is likely to see most of the players from the World Cup-winning squad returning to action.
It must be noted India will be visiting Sri Lanka for the first time since 2021. During the previous tour, India played 4 T20Is and 3 ODIs. India won the T20I series 3-1 but lost the ODI series 2-0.
