Thursday, January 15, 2009

India-SL tour announced

India will play their first ODI against Sri Lanka on January 28 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Thursday..

Sri Lanka host India in between a two-leg tour of Pakistan, where they are due to play three One-Dayers starting next week before returning for two Tests later in February..

India were scheduled to play Pakistan this month but that tour was abandoned due to the Mumbai terror attacks..

The Board of Control for Cricket in India then struck a deal with SLC and will play five One-Dayers and a Twenty20 international on a tour there instead..

Dambulla will also stage the second One-dayer on January 30 before the action shifts to Colombo..

The Premadasa Stadium will host the third and fourth one-dayers on February 2 and 5, while the final game will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground on February 8..

The SSC, which is also in the Sri Lankan capital, will host the only Twenty20 international on February 10..

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