Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have finalized the fixtures for the T20I tri-series which will feature Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India.
The tournament will commence on March 6 and be played till March 18, this year.
All the games have been scheduled to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and each team will play each other twice in the group stage. The top two will be played in the final on March 18.
The series, which will be called Nidahas Trophy 2018, will be played in celebration of Sri Lanka’s 70th year of independence and co-incidentally Sri Lanka Cricket’s 70th year as well.
Earlier, the Nidahas Trophy was also played as a celebration for Sri Lanka’s 50th year of independence and also SLC's 50th year landmark since its inception.
The Nidahas Trophy 2018 matches will be night matches.
Date Match
6th March - Tuesday Match 1: Sri Lanka v India
8th March - Thursday Match 2: Bangladesh v India
10th March -Saturday Match 3: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
12th March - Monday Match 4: Sri Lanka v India
14th March – Wednesday Match 5: Bangladesh v India
16th March - Friday Match 6: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
18th March - Sunday Final
Source: (With Cricketworld & NDTV Input)