Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday (March 25) announced that Australia will be touring the island nation after six years to play a bilateral series in June later this year.
Sri Lanka will be hosting Australia in their own den in the three-match T20I series, five-match ODI series, as well as two-match Test series in June-July 2022.
SLC CEO Ashley De Silva stated: “We are in for some exciting cricket, especially considering that an Australian tour to Sri Lanka is taking place after five years, since last time they toured Sri Lanka.”
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley stated: “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.”
SLC has chosen Colombo, Kandy, and Galle as three venues to host the all-format series against Australia. However, a detailed itinerary is yet to be released, but it is being said that Galle will be hosting both the Test matches with Australia’s Sri Lanka tour beginning on June 7 with the T20I series.
The first two T20I matches will be played in Colombo at R Premadasa Stadium, while the final T20I and the first two ODIs will take place in Kandy with the final ODI set to be played in Combo. The first Test will be held from June 29-July 3 and the second from July 8-12, both in Galle.
(With Cricbuzz/Reuters Inputs)
