Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021

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Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of India.svg
  Sri Lanka India
Dates 17 – 28 July 2021
Captains Dasun Shanaka Shikhar Dhawan
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The India cricket team are touring Sri Lanka in July 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series will form part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] All the matches are scheduled to take place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.[4] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in June 2020, but was moved back to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] before being postponed.[6] On 9 July 2021, following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the Sri Lankan camp,[7] the series was postponed from 13 July to 19 July.[8]

The tour overlaps with India's participation in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final and a Test series against England.[9] Therefore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as India's captain and vice-captain respectively for the matches against Sri Lanka.[10] Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named Dasun Shanaka as the captain for tour, with their selectors releasing Kusal Perera from his captaincy role.[11]

Background[edit]

In May 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket sent an email to the BCCI requesting for the series to be played in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] It also suggest the possibility of playing the matches behind closed doors.[13] The BCCI responded saying they were open to travelling to Sri Lanka, as long as there is no compromise to the wellbeing of their cricketers.[14] However, they also stated that the tour was "close to impossible at present", and they would have to wait to see how the pandemic unfolds.[15] On 18 May 2020, Ashley de Silva, the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, confirmed that the tour had not yet been postponed.[16] At the end of May, Sri Lanka Cricket named a 13-man squad to begin training at the Colombo Cricket Club.[17] In June 2020, the BCCI agreed to tour Sri Lanka in August 2020, subject to government permission.[18][19] On 12 June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that it had called off the tour due to the pandemic.[20]

In May 2021, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly confirmed that India would tour Sri Lanka to play five T20Is, although later the BCCI wanted to reduce it to a three-match series.[21] However, as the tour may ease the financial loses faced due to COVID-19 pandemic by boosting Sri Lanka Cricket's revenue,[22] the board asked the BCCI to play five T20Is instead of three.[23] On 20 May 2021, the BCCI considered the request, and agreed to play five T20Is.[24] However, on 10 June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the tour itinerary with only three T20Is.[25][26] On 8 June 2021, Rahul Dravid was named as the head coach of India's team for the tour.[27]

Squads[edit]

 Sri Lanka  India
ODIs T20Is ODIs and T20Is[28]

India did not name individual squads for the ODI and T20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of 20 players for the tour.[29] Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore and Simarjeet Singh were also named as net bowlers.[30] Ahead of the series, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews requested not to take part in the tour due to personal reasons.[31]

ODI series[edit]

1st ODI[edit]

2nd ODI[edit]

3rd ODI[edit]

T20I series[edit]

1st T20I[edit]

2nd T20I[edit]

3rd T20I[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "India's tour of Sri Lanka in July to comprise three ODIs, three T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Schedules of Sri Lanka's next three tours revealed". The Papare. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "India agree to tour Sri Lanka in August". The Papare. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "India's tours to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka team's data analyst GT Niroshan tests positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "India-Sri Lanka ODI series likely to be postponed to July 17". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "India Announce Squad for Sri Lanka Tour; Shikhar Dhawan to Lead, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Vice Captain". News18. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "India's squad for ODI & T20I series against Sri Lanka announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Dasun Shanaka to replace Kusal Perera as captain". The Papare. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "SLC writes to India on resuming bilateral cricket". The Island. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cricket requests BCCI to explore possibilities of playing scheduled series in July". India Today. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "India open to travel to Sri Lanka for limited-overs series, says BCCI". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour close to impossible at present: BCCI official". Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Cricket might resume in Sri Lanka in July with India, Bangladesh series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sri Lanka's 13-man squad to begin training on Monday". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "BCCI agrees to Indian team touring Sri Lanka in August: Report". Scroll. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "India not to tour Sri Lanka in June; SLC hopeful of limited-overs series in August". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "BCCI calls off India's tours to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  21. ↑ "India to play three ODIs and five T20Is in Sri Lanka, says BCCI president Sourav Ganguly". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "India Doubled Matches On Tour To Help Ease Covid Losses: Sri Lanka Cricket Chief". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ "BCCI agrees to play more matches during Sri Lanka tour". Bdcrictime. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ↑ "India to play extra matches in Sri Lanka to ease Covid-19 pandemic losses". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ↑ "India tour of Sri Lanka 2021 – Match Fixture". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "International Cricket returns to 'Khettarama' with the Indian tour". The Papare. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Dravid to travel as head coach for Sri Lanka tour". CricBuzz. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  29. ↑ "India's squad for ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka announced, Shikhar Dhawan named captain". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "Dhawan named captain for Sri Lanka tour; Padikkal, Sakariya among new picks". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  31. ↑ "Mathews opts out of India series due to personal reasons". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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