Team India is ready to face Sri Lanka for three Tests, three ODIs, and three Twenty20s. The series will begin at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday as Men in blue will take on Sri Lankan skippers Dinesh Chandimal‘s man in the first Test
Sri Lanka want to settle the score this time as last time these two teams met each other was when India toured Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli men in blue whitewashed the Lankan’s in all the three formats, ending the tour with a score line of 9-0. While Chandimal and company will try to turn the tables this time and forget the defeat at their home as a bad nightmare and start the tour with a win. While the Lankan side is having a bad time especially in the limited-overs as they also lost ODI and T20I series to Pakistan but they will look for inspiration from their recent Test series outings against Pakistan, where they restrained the Sarfraz Ahmed-led team in the United Arab Emirates and won the two-match Test Series 2-0.
Sri Lanka tour to India Schedule
| Date & Time | Match | Venue |
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16 -20 Nov 2017 9:30 IST |
IND v SL |
1st Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
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24 -28 Nov 2017 9:30 IST |
IND v SL |
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur |
|
02 -06 Dec 2017 9:30 IST |
IND v SL |
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
10 Dec 2017 13:30 IST |
IND v SL |
1st ODI at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
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13 Dec 2017 13:30 IST |
IND v SL |
2nd ODI at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh |
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17 Dec 2017 13:30 IST |
IND v SL |
3rd ODI at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
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20 Dec 2017 19:00 IST |
IND v SL |
1st T20I at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
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22 Dec 2017 19:00 IST |
IND v SL |
2nd T20I Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
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24 Dec 2017 19:00 IST |
IND v SL |
3rd T20I at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Squads:
India squad (for first two Tests) Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.
Sri Lanka Test squad: Dinesh Chandimal (Captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Lahiru Gamage, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Roshen Silva.
