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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) stated that in session with Cricket Australia it has added an additional ODI to its schedule of dwelling sequence towards Australia, which begins on January 29 with the primary of two Assessments in Galle. The tour’s unique itinerary was of only one ODI alongside two Take a look at matches, that are part of the continuing ICC World Take a look at Championship cycle, with Australia reserving its spot within the last towards South Africa, to be performed at Lord’s in June.
Now, SLC stated in a press release that it has revised its schedule, which can now see each groups compete in two Assessments and as many ODIs, with Australia scheduled to reach within the nation on January 24, after having a pre-tour camp within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Whereas the Galle Worldwide Cricket Stadium will host two Assessments from January 29 to February 2 and February 6-10, Sri Lanka will face Australia within the first ODI on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 12, with the newly added 50-over recreation to be performed on the identical venue on February 14.
The additional ODI added to the schedule fits Australia very effectively in having some essential preparation forward of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, beginning on February 19. Australia have received the Champions Trophy in 2006 and 2009.
Sri Lanka, in the meantime, aren’t part of the Champions Trophy for the very first time within the match’s historical past after falling wanting the qualification standards within the 2023 Males’s ODI World Cup in India.
Australia have named Nathan McSweeney and Cooper Connolly of their Take a look at squad, to be captained by Steve Smith, as Pat Cummins is unavailable as a result of beginning of his second youngster and an ankle soreness problem.
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