Lankans shift venues to exotic locales

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board today released a revised itinerary for England’s cricket tour, saying it has relocated matches to exotic ve...

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board today released a revised itinerary for England’s cricket tour, saying it has relocated matches to exotic venues across the tropical island to allow cricketers and travelling fans to enjoy the sun, the beaches and the sites.

“The idea behind relocating the venues is to make the tour more enjoyable not only to the cricketers, but also the British fans,” cricket board president Thilanga Sumathipala said. The initial itinerary would have confined the England cricketers to Colombo for three Tests and three limited-overs internationals.

A tour opener will be held November 15 on the outskirts of the capital but Test matches were switched to Kandy and Galle and a limited-overs international will be staged at Dambulla.

NEW ITINERARY:

Nov 13: Arrival from Bangladesh
Nov 15: vs. Sri Lanka ‘A’, Moratuwa
Nov 18: First limited-overs international, Dambulla
Nov 21: Second limted-overs international (D/N), Colombo
Nov 23: Third limited-overs international (D/N), Colombo
Nov 26-28: vs. Sri Lanka ‘A’, Colombo
Dec 2-6: First Test, Galle
Dec 10-14: Second Test, Kandy
Dec 18-22: Third Test, Colombo
Dec 23: Departure for England.

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