The Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team and the Sri Lanka Emerging Team will have a busy schedule with upcoming tours to Australia and the West Indies.
The Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team will tour Down Under and feature in three one-dayers and two First-Class matches against Australia ‘A’ Team in the Northern Territory in July.
This will be the first time that a senior Australia squad has played First-Class cricket in the Northern Territory since 2006, when an Australia ‘A’ side captained by Brad Haddin and featuring senior stars Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson played against a Pakistan side captained by Misbah-ul-Haq.
The Australia ‘A’ squad – which is yet to be named – will play three one-day games against the Sri Lankans, before donning whites to play two four-day First-Class matches. All five matches will be streamed live on cricket.com.au and Kayo Sports.
The first of those four-day games will be played on a drop-in pitch at the Marrara Stadium, the city’s largest venue that can hold about 12,000 spectators.
Cricket Australia’s Head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling, Peter Roach welcomed the opportunity to play Australia ‘A’ matches at home in the colder months.
“It’s fantastic to confirm a multi-format series which gives the next crop of emerging cricketers’ excellent development opportunities throughout the Australian winter,” Roach said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Emerging Team will tour the West Indies during the month of June to engage in a bilateral tour.
The team will play two four-day games and three limited-over games during the tour.
The tour is expected to help prepare the emerging cricketers for the future by providing them with valuable exposure to different playing conditions and competitive environments.
Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team schedule
First one-day match: July 4, Marrara Cricket Ground (D/N), Second one-day match: July 6, Marrara Cricket Ground, Third one-day match: July 9, Marrara Cricket Ground, First First-Class match: July 13-16, Marrara Stadium, Second First-Class match: July 20-23, Marrara Cricket Ground.
Sri Lanka Emerging Team schedule
1st Four-Day Game: June 7 to 10 at Coolidge Cricket Ground, 2nd Four-Day Game: June 14 to 17 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, 1st 50 over game, June 21: 1st 50 over game, June 24: 2nd 50 over Game, June 26: 3rd 50 over game.
