Australia will travel to Sri Lanka for a 10-match series in all formats in June and July in its first tour of the south Asian country since 2016, when the hosts won a three-test series 3-0. (More Cricket News)
The tour will feature three Twenty20 matches, five one-dayers and the two tests from June 7 to July 12. Colombo will host three T20s and three one-dayers with Kandy the venue for two one-dayers.
Galle will host both test matches, from June 29-July 3 and July 8-12.
“There is no more challenging place to play cricket than on the subcontinent and this tour offers our players invaluable experience and another great opportunity to excel on the world stage,” Cricket Australia's chief executive officer Nick Hockley said in a statement on Friday.
Australia Tour Of Sri Lanka
1st T20: June 7, Colombo
2nd T20: June 8, Colombo
3rd T20: June 11, Colombo
1st ODI: June 14, Kandy
2nd ODI: June 16, Kandy
3rd ODI: June 19, Colombo
4th ODI: June 21, Colombo
5th ODI: June 24, Colombo
1st Test: June 29-July 3, Galle
2nd Test: July 8-12, Galle.
