Hosts Sri Lanka will take on India in the women’s One-Day International (ODI) Tri-Nation Series opener today (27) at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo starting at 10 a.m. The series will see the hosts along with India and South Africa vying for honours.
According to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the public will be given the opportunity to witness all games of the series free of charge.
All games will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Each team will play four games and the top two teams will qualify to play the finals on 11 May.
The matches will be played as ‘day games.’
Series schedule
- 27 April – Sri Lanka vs. India
- 29 April – India vs. South Africa
- 2 May – Sri Lanka vs. South Africa
- 4 May – Sri Lanka vs. India
- 7 May – South Africa vs. India
- 9 May – Sri Lanka vs. South Africa
- 11 May – Finals
In the last five outings, India have dominated the Lankans by winning four games, with their opponents clinching a solitary win. Both teams faced off in multiple T20 games in the recent past. However, the last ODI between the neighbouring countries was worked off in July 2022. India won that game by 39 runs.
Sri Lanka’s last victory in the series came in 2018, where they won by three wickets.
India yet again comes to this game as red-hot favourites as the in-form team. They have won all of their last five ODIs (three against Ireland and two against the West Indies).
Sri Lanka on the other hand have lost two against New Zealand whilst losing one and winning one against Ireland. Out of the 32 ODIs between India and Sri Lanka, India have won 29 matches with Lanka clinching two victories, while one game had no result.