India and Bangladesh would play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Bangladesh in December. Now, the BCCI has decided to utilize this vacant window with the five-match T20I series against another Asian team – Sri Lanka.
India will host Sri Lanka in a five-match T20I series next month
After winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at home, the Indian cricket team is all set to make a comeback with the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka Women next month.
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On Friday, the BCCI said in a press release, “BCCI announces the schedule for the upcoming IDFC FIRST Bank Women’s T20I series as India hosts Sri Lanka for a five-match match next month. The series will commence in Visakhapatnam before moving to Thiruvananthapuram for the remaining matches.”
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The Indian women’s cricket team is gearing up for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a powerful T20I series against Sri Lanka. The T20I series will start on December 21 in the scenic Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
The second competition will also take place at this picturesque location on December 23. Once the Vizag leg ends, both teams will shift their base to Thiruvananthapuram where the last three T20I matches will be played at the Greenfield Stadium on December 26, 28 and 30.
India’s road to the 2026 T20 World Cup begins with the Sri Lanka series
The Indian Women’s Selection Committee will announce the Indian squad next week. After winning the ODI World Cup at home, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian cricket team now has sky-high expectations to repeat their glory at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in June-July.
This series will provide the Indian players with much-needed match time for the next season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, followed by the much-awaited tour of Australia early next year. India will play three ODIs, one Test and three T20Is in Australia in February-March.
And then they travel to England in May-June for three T20Is and one Test. Well, India’s last T20 World Cup campaign in 2024 ended painfully in the first round after heavy losses to New Zealand and Australia.
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But the team has since rebuilt strongly, claiming consecutive victories over the West Indies (2–1) and England (3–2), and now they have also won a historic World Cup.
Here is the schedule for the T20I series between India and Sri Lanka:
December 21 – 1st T20I in Visakhapatnam
December 23 – 2nd T20I in Visakhapatnam
December 26 – 3rd T20I in Thiruvananthapuram
December 28 – 4th T20I in Thiruvananthapuram
December 30 – December 5 T20I at Thiruvananthapuram
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