IND vs SL warm-up shortened to three days, set for Aug 7-9 at NCC Ground

India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI has been reduced from four days to three. The practice game is scheduled for August 7 to August 9 at the NCC Ground in Colombo.

The change affects the fixture that was originally planned as a longer preparation game ahead of the full Test series. The two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka is due to begin on August 15. Organisers have confirmed the venue for the warm-up as the NCC Ground in Colombo. The forthcoming Tests form part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

Tournament planners have revised the warm-up length and fixed the new three-day window of August 7-9 for the match. The hosting ground remains the NCC Ground in Colombo, where the sides will meet in this preparatory contest. No alteration to the start date of the main series has been announced alongside the change to the practice match.

India and a Sri Lanka XI will use the shortened practice fixture as a final tune-up before the longer format encounters commence. The main engagement between the full national sides is a two-Test series scheduled to kick off on August 15. That series contributes points toward the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

Details issued confirm the warm-up will take place entirely in Colombo at the NCC Ground across the three days. The arrangement leaves the Tests to begin as planned on August 15 without any reported shift. Teams can now structure their preparations around the revised three-day practice match.

The reduced warm-up match will be played from August 7 to August 9 at the NCC Ground in Colombo ahead of the two-Test series that starts on August 15. The Test series is part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.