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Sri Lanka revises Australia series schedule, adds one ODI to offer visitors Champions Trophy preparation | Cricket News

Sri Lanka revises Australia series schedule, adds one ODI to offer visitors Champions Trophy preparation | Cricket News

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Board on Wednesday confirmed the addition of another game to their upcoming home series against Australia, starting January 29 in Galle. The series was originally slated to comprise of the two-match Test series for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, besides a solitary ODI before Australia travel to Pakistan for the forthcoming eight-team ICC Champions Trophy. The intrigue around the Test series has subsided after the World Test Championship points table was taken out of the equation by the Aussies who booked their spot the final after beating India 3-1 at home. Sri Lanka, ranked fifth, can finish as high as third if they manage to whitwash the Aussies 2-0 in Galle in the Test series. However, having not qualified for the Champions Trophy for the first time in the history of the tournament, Sri Lanka have added an additional ODI for Australia on February 14. The Aussies will then open their Champions Trophy campaign against England on February 22 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The two matches will be the only …

‘Only 4 Tests in 2025’: Angelo Mathews ‘absolutely shocked’ by Sri Lanka’s 2025 cricket schedule | Cricket News

‘Only 4 Tests in 2025’: Angelo Mathews ‘absolutely shocked’ by Sri Lanka’s 2025 cricket schedule | Cricket News

Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews is disappointed at the number of Test matches his side will play in the 2025 calendar year. Having last featured in Sri Lanka’s tour to South Africa last December, Mathews on Monday said he was shocked that the team will be playing only four Tests this year, two of which will be completed before mid-February against Australia at home. Besides the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup T20s, Sri Lanka are slated to play 13 ODIs and 12 T20Is by November 2025 before resuming action in January 2026. The scheduled Future Tours Program will mean that Sri Lanka’s representation in whites this year will be wrapped up by June when they host Bangladesh in two Tests in the new 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle. Tagging the International Cricket Council in his post on X, Mathews wrote: “Absolutely shocking to hear that Sri Lanka is only playing 4 test matches this entire year including the Aus Tests this month.” Absolutely shocking to hear that srilanka is only playing 4 …