Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020

The India cricket team were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in August 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in June 2020, but was moved back due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] before being postponed.[5]

Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2020
 
  Sri Lanka India
Date August 2020
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

In May 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket sent an email to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requesting for the series to be played in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] It also suggest the possibility of playing the matches behind closed doors.[7] The BCCI responded saying they were open to travelling to Sri Lanka, as long as there is no compromise to the wellbeing of their cricketers.[8] However, they also stated that the tour was "close to impossible at present", and they would have to wait to see how the pandemic unfolds.[9] On 18 May 2020, Ashley de Silva, the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, confirmed that the tour had not yet been postponed.[10] At the end of May, Sri Lanka Cricket named a 13-man squad to begin training at the Colombo Cricket Club.[11]

In June 2020, the BCCI agreeded to tour Sri Lanka in August 2020, subject to government permission.[12][13] On 12 June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that it had called off the tour due to the pandemic.[14]

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