Nidahas Trophy 2018: Details about Schedule, Telecast, Live Streaming, Squads and Format
Updated - 28 Feb 2018, 04:25 PM
After enjoying success in the limited-overs series in South Africa, Indian cricket team’s next assignment is the Nidahas Trophy 2018. The series will be a T20I tri-series which will be hosted by Sri Lanka. The third team in the tournament will be Bangladesh.
The series is set to start on March 6 and will conclude on 18th March. All the three teams will play each other twice with the top two teams playing each other again in the final.
The series has been organized to mark the 70th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence, and all the matches of the series will be at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala said:
“70 years is a long journey and one that needs to be commemorated and celebrated. We are happy that our closest neighbours, who share more or less the same journey of independence are joining us in this celebration, which we believe will be a milestone and an augur of the great things to come in the annals of cricket.”
Schedule:
All the matches of the series will be played with a gap of one day. The first match of the series will be between the hosts Sri Lanka and India on March 6.
Here’s the full schedule:
March 6, 19:00 IST: Sri Lanka v India
March 8, 19:00 IST: Bangladesh v India
March 10, 19:00 IST: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
March 12, 19:00 IST: India v Sri Lanka
March 14,19:00 IST: India v Bangladesh
March 16, 19:00 IST: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
March 18, 19:00 IST: Final
Telecast and Live Streaming:
The live telecast of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy will be available on DD Sports, D Sports and Rishtey Cineplex in India.
While D Sports will provide commentary in English, Rishtey Cineplex/HD will provide Hindi commentary. The series will also be available online on DSport’s official website or Jio TV live app.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj, Rishabh Pant
Sri Lanka: Yet to be announced
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony
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