West Indies will host an ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka in Jamaica and Trinidad from June 28 to July 11, 2013. It will substitute for Sri Lanka's limited-overs leg of their full tour of the Caribbean, which has been reshaped so that the cricketers from both countries can participate in the IPL.
According to the original FTP schedule, Sri Lanka were due to play two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20s in the West Indies. The Twenty20s have been done away with, and the two Tests will be held later at a later date, allowing the players to play the IPL between April 3 and May 26.
The tri-series comprises seven matches, with each team playing the other twice before a final. With Zimbabwe and Pakistan also scheduled to visit the West Indies next year, it will be the first time four international teams will tour the Caribbean in a year (excluding a world tournament).
Tri-Nation Tournament in West Indies, 2013 / Fixtures
Fri Jun 28
14:30 GMT | 09:30 local
20:00 IST1st Match - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica27 - 31° C
Sun Jun 30
14:30 GMT | 09:30 local
20:00 IST2nd Match - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, JamaicaN/A Tue Jul 2
14:30 GMT | 09:30 local
20:00 IST3rd Match - India v Sri Lanka
Sabina Park, Kingston, JamaicaN/A Fri Jul 5
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local
19:00 IST4th Match - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, TrinidadN/A Sun Jul 7
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local
19:00 IST5th Match - West Indies v Sri Lanka
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, TrinidadN/A Tue Jul 9
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local
19:00 IST6th Match - India v Sri Lanka
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, TrinidadN/A Thu Jul 11
13:30 GMT | 09:30 local
19:00 ISTFinal - TBC v TBC
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, TrinidadN/A
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India team for tri-series v WI, SL
- MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, SHAMMY AHMED , Amit Mishra, Vinay Kumar
SRILANKA team for tri-series v WI,IND
Angelo Mathews (capt), Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal (vc), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Ajantha Mendis.
WI squad for the tri-series' Jamaica games
- Dwayne Bravo (capt), Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard, Devon Smith, Darren Sammy, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Sunil Narine, Tino Best, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach
for us if its day match, will be like day-night match... starting around 1-2 pm...
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Angelo Mathews at a press conference, Birmingham, May 28, 2013
Angelo Mathews is confident Sri Lanka can play well in the forthcoming tri-nation series © ICC
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said that his side would look to extend their Champions Trophy form into the tri-nation series against India and West Indies.
"We have played some really good cricket in the ICC Champions Trophy, beating England and Australia to reach the semi-final and so the confidence is pretty high," Mathews told the Gleaner after the side's arrival in Kingston, Jamaica. "West Indies and India are two very good teams in the shorter format of the game and I think that we really need to play some really good cricket to win against them
Sri Lanka lost to India by eight wickets in the semi-final and finished second in their group behind England. India beat England by five runs to win the Champions Trophy, while West Indies finished third in Group B, missing out on a spot in the last four after a tied match against South Africa.
Sri Lanka play the first match of the series against West Indies at the Sabina Park on June 28 and Mathews admitted that the hosts would be tough to beat, given their familiarity with home conditions and their strength in limited overs cricket.
Mathews also said that the absence of Tillakaratne Dilshan, ruled out due to a calf injury, gives youngsters in the side a chance to perform.
without doubt india...............need to see whether WI can produce extra ordinary perforance.......sri lanka not even in the picture
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