India are scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka for three T20Is and three ODIs in late July and early August. The series begins with back-to-back T20Is on July 26 and 27, while the ODIs begin on August 1 with a gap of two days between each match..
The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host the T20Is, while the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the ODIs..
This series will be the first with new coaches for both teams. While Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s caretaker coach, Gautam Gambhir will make his debut as India’s new head coach. Rahul Dravid’s reign ended when India won the 2024 T20 World Cup..
India last traveled to Sri Lanka for a two-match white-ball series in July 2021, with Dravid as the permanent coach and Shikhar Dhawan as captain for the two white-ball series. India won the ODI series 2-1 while Sri Lanka won the T20I one side..
This is India’s second T20I series after winning the T20 World Cup following a tour of Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka were knocked out in the first round of the T20 World Cup and Sri Lankan players entered the LPL 2024.
Dates of T20Is: Pallekele
- 1st T20I: July 26
- 2nd T20I: July 27
- 3rd T20I: July 29
Dates of ODIs: Colombo
- 1st ODIs: August 1
- 2nd ODIs: August 4
- 3rd ODIs: August 7
