India turn attention to T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka series
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will return to action following their ICC Women’s ODI World Cup triumph for a home assignment against Sri Lanka.
India will begin preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a five-match series against Sri Lanka at home in December.
The newly-crowned ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup champions will now look to extend their dominance to the shortest format of the game with this five-match series against the island nation a chance to set the tone for the marquee tournament next summer.
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Visakhapatnam will host the first two matches on December 21 and 23 before the action moves to Thiruvananthapuram for the final three T20Is on December 26, 28 and 30.
India have a dominant record against Sri Lanka with 20 wins in 26 matches with the visitors’ last victory in India coming way back in 2014. Coincidently that win had also come in Vishakhapatnam, the venue for the first two games in the upcoming T20I series.
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The five matches will put the two teams on the road to next year's T20 World Cup, scheduled to kickstart on June 1 in England and Wales.
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Series schedule:
1st T20I - 21st December, Visakhapatnam
2nd T20I - 23rd December, Visakhapatnam
3rd T20I - 26th December, Thiruvananthapuram
4th T20I - 28th December, Thiruvananthapuram
5th T20I - 30th December, Thiruvananthapuram
