10-match series
Australia to tour Sri Lanka for 10 matches in June and July
Australia will travel to Sri Lanka for a 10-match series in all formats in June and July in its first tour of the south Asian country since 2016, when the hosts won a three-test series 3-0.
The tour will feature three Twenty20 matches, five one-dayers and the two tests from June 7 to July 12. Colombo will host three T20s and three one-dayers with Kandy the venue for two one-dayers.
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Galle will host both test matches, from June 29-July 3 and July 8-12.
“There is no more challenging place to play cricket than on the subcontinent and this tour offers our players invaluable experience and another great opportunity to excel on the world stage,” Cricket Australia’s chief executive officer Nick Hockley said in a statement on Friday.
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Australia tour of Sri Lanka:
June 7: 1st T20, ColomboJune 8: 2nd T20, ColomboJune 11: 3rd T20, ColomboJune 14: 1st ODI, KandyJune 16: 2nd ODI, KandyJune 19: 3rd ODI, ColomboJune 21: 4th ODI, ColomboJune 24: 5th ODI, ColomboJune 29-July 3: 1st Test, GalleJuly 8-12: 2nd Test, Galle
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