Sri Lanka announce schedule for Afghanistan series

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket have announced the dates of a three-match One-Day International series at home against Afghanistan.

The hosts will up their preparations for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches in Zimbabwe in June and July by playing Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series.

Afghanistan will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 29 and the three matches will be played on June 2, 4 and 7. All the matches will be played at the MRIC Stadium in Hambantota.

Afghanistan last toured Sri Lanka for an ODI series in November 2022, when the sides engaged in a competitive battle. Afghanistan stunned Sri Lanka in the first ODI, winning the contest by 60 runs. After a no result in the second contest, the Lankans roared back by winning the third ODI by four wickets and levelling the series.

The series will also mark the return of international men’s cricket in Hambantota, with the venue last hosting an ODI match in February 2020.