Sri Lanka’s international cricket schedule for 2020
January 1, 2020 11:47 am
The 2014 T20 World Cup winners, Sri Lanka will look to win their second T20 World Cup in the year 2020. The Sri Lankan Cricket Team witnessed many ups and downs in the last 10 years.
They reached the final of the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 T20 World Cup however, in the second half of the decade, the youngsters could not carry forward the legacy of the legends.
The Lankan Lions defied the odds and proved a lot of fans wrong in 2019 and hence, the cricket universe can back them to have a stellar 2020. Their year kicks off with a tough series against India after which they will host the England team at home in March. They are expected to play a home series against Bangladesh in 2020 but the dates for the same are not out yet.
Besides, Sri Lanka will also take part in the 2020 Asia Cup and the T20 World Cup. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will hope that his men do not let him down in the new decade. Here’s a look at Sri Lanka’s international cricket schedule for 2020.
Sri Lanka tour of India, 2020
January 5th: India vs Sri Lanka, first T20I, Guwahati
January 7th: India vs Sri Lanka, second T20I, Indore
January 10th: India vs Sri Lanka, third T20I, Pune
Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 2020
The newest Test playing nation, Ireland will visit the islanders to play a one-off Test match. The Irishmen are yet to win their first Test match.
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2020
The defending T20 World champions, West Indies will tour Sri Lanka to play 3 ODIs and 2 T20Is in February 2020. The probable start date for this series is 8th February 2020.
England tour of Sri Lanka, 2020
March 19th-23rd: Sri Lanka vs England, first Test, Galle
Source: Sportskeeda
