(UTV | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka have confirmed a full visit by Australia in June-July 2022, with the teams playing each other in 3 T20Is.
Sri Lanka have confirmed a full visit by Australia in June-July 2022, with the teams playing each other in 3 T20Is, 5 ODIs and 2 Tests. The tour will mark Australia’s return to these shores after five years.
Colombo, Kandy, and Galle will host all the games, with Galle hosting both Test matches back to back.
The tour starts on June 7 with a couple of T20Is at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo before the teams move to Kandy for the third T20I and the first two ODIs.
The teams return to Colombo for the remaining ODIs and then move to Galle for the marquee Test series which starts on June 29. The last time Australia visited Sri Lanka, they were blanked 3-0 in the Tests.
“We are in for some exciting cricket, especially considering that an Australian tour to Sri Lanka is taking place after 5 years, since last time they toured Sri Lanka,” said Mr. Ashley De Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket.
“The T20 Series will help our preparations for the T20I World Cup, whilst the Test and ODI segments are also competitions of immense value for us, as we aim to move through the ICC World Test Championship rankings and also gearing up for the ICC Men’s World Cup in 2023,” further added De Silva.