BCCI announce new series with Sri Lanka after India abandon Bangladesh
Published - 28 Nov 2025, 02:29 PM | Updated - 28 Nov 2025, 02:30 PM
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (November 28) announced a fresh series for India next month after the Bangladesh tour was postponed. Recently, India’s scheduled white-ball matches against Bangladesh were postponed due to political tensions between the two countries.
India and Bangladesh were scheduled to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Bangladesh in December. Now, the BCCI has decided to utilise this vacant window with the five-match T20I series against another Asian side—Sri Lanka.
India to host Sri Lanka in a five-match T20I series next month
After winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at home, the Indian women’s cricket team is all set to make a comeback with the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka Women next month.
On Friday, the BCCI said in a media release, “BCCI announces the schedule for the upcoming IDFC FIRST Bank Women's T20I series as India hosts Sri Lanka for a five-match contest next month. The series will begin in Visakhapatnam before moving to Thiruvananthapuram for the remaining fixtures.”
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The Indian women’s cricket team is gearing up for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a power-packed T20I series against Sri Lanka. The T20I series is all set to kick off on December 21 at the scenic Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
This picturesque venue will also host the second match on December 23. Once the Vizag leg is finished, both teams will shift base to Thiruvananthapuram, where the last three T20I matches will be played at the Greenfield Stadium on December 26, 28, and 30.
India’s road to the T20 World Cup 2026 begins with Sri Lanka series
The Indian women’s selection committee is set to announce the Indian squad next week. After lifting the ODI World Cup at home, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket team now carries sky-high expectations to repeat their glory in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in June-July.
This series gives the Indian players much-needed match time before the next season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, followed by the highly awaited tour of Australia early next year. India will play three ODIs, one Test, and three T20Is in Australia in February-March.
And then, they will travel to England in May-June for three T20Is and one Test. Well, India’s last T20 World Cup campaign in 2024 ended painfully in the first round, after tough losses to New Zealand and Australia.
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But the team has rebuilt strongly since then, claiming back-to-back series wins over the West Indies (2–1) and England (3–2), and now they have won a historic World Cup as well.
Here’s the schedule for the India vs Sri Lanka T20I series:
December 21 – 1st T20I at Visakhapatnam
December 23 – 2nd T20I at Visakhapatnam
December 26 – 3rd T20I at Thiruvananthapuram
December 28 – 4th T20I at Thiruvananthapuram
December 30 – 5th T20I at Thiruvananthapuram
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