India vs Sri Lanka: Eden Gardens to host opening Test from November 16

Kolkata's Eden Gardens will host the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, starting November 16, which also will be the island nation's first five-day game at the iconic ground

Kolkata's Eden Gardens will host the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, starting November 16, which also will be the island nation's first five-day game at the iconic ground.

Virat Kohli

Sri Lanka's seven-week tour of India will comprise three Tests, three ODIs and three T20 Internationals. According to a schedule published by 'ESPN Cricinfo', the second Test will be played at Nagpur from November 24-28 followed final game at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla from December 2-6.

The three ODIs will be held at Dharamshala (December 10), Mohali (December 13) and Visakhapatnam (December 17) respectively. The three T20 Internationals will be held at Cuttack (December 20), Indore (December 22) and Mumbai (December 24) respectively.

Schedule:
Tests
1st Test: November 16-20 (Kolkata)
2nd Test: November 24-28, (Nagpur)
3rd Test: December 2-6, (Delhi)

ODIS
1st ODI: December 10 (Dharamsala)
2nd ODI: December 13 (Mohali)
3rd ODI December 17 (Visakhapatnam)

T20 Internationals
1st T20I: December 20 (Cuttack)
2nd T20I: December 22 (Indore)
3rd T20I: December 24 (Mumbai)

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