The England cricket team led by Harry Brook arrived in Sri Lanka for a white-ball tour yesterday . England is scheduled to take on Sri Lanka in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the tour.
The team arrived yesterday morning from Dubai on Emirates flight EK-650.
Meanwhile, to welcome the England cricket team, a special reception was organized by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB).
England cricket team is scheduled to take on Sri Lanka in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the tour which will commence on January 22(Thursday) with the 1st ODI of the 3 match series at R. Premadasa Stadium and this ODI series will also be the first such series on Lankan soil since the 2018–19 season, when England clinched a five-match series 3-1 with one match being rained off.
After 3 ODIs int Colombo England team is scheduled to play three T-20s at Pallekele International cricket stadium. This is going to be a full T20I series consisting of three matches for the first time in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka have played five one-off T20Is against England in 2006, 2011, 2014, and 2016, losing the latter three games in England. The only fixture played here in the 2018–’19 season was also won by the tourists, then captained by Eoin Morgan.
the three T-20’s between England – Sri Lanka are going to be vital for both teams before the T-20 World cup hosted by Sri Lanka and India which will commence on February 7 England team is scheduled to commence their training today .
England squad for ODIs in Sri Lanka: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Luke Wood.
England squad for T20s in Sri Lanka and World Cup: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer (World Cup only), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse (Sri Lanka tour only), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
Sri Lanka – England cricket series
January 22: 1st ODI, Colombo (RPS)
January 24: 2nd ODI, Colombo (RPS)
January 27: 3rd ODI, Colombo (RPS)
January 30: 1st Twenty20 international, Pallekele
February 1: 2nd Twenty20 international, Pallekele
February 3: 3rd Twenty20 international, Pallekele