Sri Lanka to take 24 players to England

June 2, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Sri Lanka team that toured Bangladesh for the ODI series will continue in the same bubble until they leave for England on 8 June. They arrived to the country via a chartered flight on the 29th May ( Saturday ).

Sri Lanka will play the 3 T20Is first, with the 1st match scheduled to be played on 23 June at Cardiff, before that they have enough time to acclimatize themselves to English conditions.

Sri Lanka will play three T20I matches on 23 and 24 June at Cardiff and on 26 June at Southampton, before commencing a three-match ODI series on 29 June at Chester-le-Street. The fourth ODI will be played at the KIA Oval in London on 1st July and will conclude the tour with the final ODI at Bristol on the 4th July.

Sri Lanka Cricket authorities revealed that a squad of 24 players has been selected and sent to the Sports Minister for approval.

Sri Lanka will play two practice matches among the 24 players before the series begins.