England have confirmed a white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the 2026 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup.

The two teams will lock horns in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and as many T20Is, serving as key preparation for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

The venues for the white-ball cricket series will be the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo for the ODIs and the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS), Kandy for the T20Is.

Serving as vital preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup, the series will provide England with valuable experience in subcontinental conditions ahead of their tussle for a third T20 World Cup crown, having won the tournament in 2009 and 2022.

The series is set to mark England’s first white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in over seven years, with their last visit coming in 2018 when they clinched the ODI series 3-1 and also claimed victory in the lone T20I.

The last time both the sides faced each other in a T20I was during England’s victorious 2022 T20 World Cup campaign, where they beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in their group-stage clash.

Sri Lanka’s upcoming T20I outing comes in the form of a three-match series against Zimbabwe away from home from 6 September, while England face off against South Africa at home, starting 10 September in Cardiff. 

Series schedule

• 1st ODI: 22 Jan. 2026 at RPICS, Colombo
• 2nd ODI: 24 Jan. 2026 at RPICS, Colombo
• 3rd ODI: 27 Jan. 2026 at RPICS, Colombo
• 1st T20I: 30 Jan. 2026 at PICS, Kandy
• 2nd T20I: 1 Feb. 2026 at PICS, Kandy
• 3rd T20I: 3 Feb. 2026 at PICS, Kandy

(Source: ICC)