Lankan tri-series brought forward
Reuters, Colombo
Sri Lanka Cricket says it has agreed to a request to reschedule the forthcoming triangular one-day series to allow India's players to participate in a proposed Afro-Asian contest in August.The tri-series, which also includes India and West Indies, was due to start on August 2 but will now begin on July 30 with all seven games squeezed into 11 days. The final will be played under lights at the Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo on August 9. The proposed series between an Asian XI and African XI will raise funds for the welfare of players in the two continents and for the development of the new Afro-Asian Cricket Council, a new body set up by the Asian Cricket Council and the African Cricket Council. The rescheduling has also affected the start of Sri Lanka's two-Test series at home to West Indies which will now begin on July 13. West Indies will play one two-day, warm-up game before the first Test in Colombo. SCHEDULE TEST SERIES
DATE MATCH VENUE
13-17 July First Test Colombo
21-25 July Second Test Kandy TRI-SERIES
DATE MATCH VENUE
30 July India v SL Dambulla
31 July India v WI Dambulla
2 Aug SL v WI Dambulla
3 Aug SL v India Dambulla
6 Aug WI v SL Colombo
7 Aug WI v India Colombo
9 Aug Final Colombo
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