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India tour of Sri Lanka schedule

India tour of Sri Lanka is scheduled to take place from 13th July to 25th July, 2021. Broadcasting partner Sony Sports has announced the info on social media. The matches will be live on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 4 and Sony SIX channels while the live streaming will be available on the SONY LIV app.

India and Sri Lanka face off in 3 ODIs and 3 T20I matches. Rahul Dravid has been confirmed as the head coach for the tour with an alternative limited overs specialist squad under him.

India tour of Sri Lanka
Shikhar Dhawan (PC: Getty Images)

India will become the first team to play with 2 International teams at the same time on July 18 when the 3rd ODI match is scheduled to take place.

All matches will take place at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The ODI matches are day games beginning at 10 AM local time (same time IST) while the T20I matches will begin at 7 PM local time.

India Tour of Sri Lanka Schedule

ODI Schedule:

DateMatchVenueTime
July 13 2021, TuesdayIndia vs Sri Lanka 1st ODIR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo10:00 AM IST/LOCAL
4:30 AM GMT
July 16, 2021, FridayIndia vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODIR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo10:00 AM IST/LOCAL
4:30 AM GMT
July 18, 2021, SundayIndia vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODIR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo10:00 AM IST/LOCAL
4:30 AM GMT

T20I Schedule – India Tour of Sri Lanka

DateMatchVenueTime
July 21 2021, WednesdayIndia vs Sri Lanka 1st T20IR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo7 PM IST/LOCAL
1:30 PM GMT
July 23, 2021, FridayIndia vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20IR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo7 PM IST/LOCAL
1:30 PM GMT
July 25, 2021, SundayIndia vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20IR.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo7 PM IST/LOCAL
1:30 PM GMT

Team India is likely to announced their squad for the tour of Sri Lanka shortly with the major question being who will lead the side. Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan are said to be front runners for the role.

โ€œIndian waves will crash against the Sri Lankan shore with #JeetneKiZid,โ€ the Sony Sports channel tweeted with the schedule.

India is ranked No.3 while Sri Lanka is ranked No.9 in the ICC ODI Rankings for teams. In the T20I rankings, Team India is ranked No.2 while Sri Lanka is ranked No.8.

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