On July 22, the Indian Cricket Team flew to Sri Lanka for a 6-match white-ball tour. Gautam Gambhir, the new Head Coach, was part of the contingent that landed in Colombo. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were not on the flight, as they will join the team later for the ODI series starting August 2.
India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Schedule
The T20I series will kick off on July 27, with all three matches taking place in Pallekele city, located in the Kandy district. Following this, the 3-match ODI series will be played in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, beginning on August 2 and concluding on August 7.
| Match | Date | Time |
| 1st T20I | 27 July | 7:00 PM |
| 2nd T20I | 28 July | 7:00 PM |
| 3rd T20I | 30 July | 7:00 PM |
| 1st ODI | 2 August | 2:30 PM |
| 2nd ODI | 4 August | 2:30 PM |
| 3rd ODI | 7 August | 2:30 PM |
Sri Lanka vs India 2024 T20I and ODI Series Squads
Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead the T20I Team as the full-time captain. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma, who impressed during the Zimbabwe tour, have been left out of the squad. Meanwhile, Riyan Parag, Ravi Bishnoi, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, and others have retained their spots in the T20 squad. World Cup winners Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, and Sanju Samson are also included in the squad for the shortest format.
As for the ODI squad, Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the 2023 World Cup runners-up. The ODI series against Sri Lanka will see the return of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. Additionally, Riyan Parag has earned his maiden ODI call-up.
Talking about the Sri Lanka team, Charith Asalanka has been named the new captain of the T20I side. Dinesh Chandimal is making his return to the white-ball squad after 2 years. Sri Lanka’s T20 squad vs India includes stars such as Matheesha Pathirana, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Maheesh Theekshana.
India T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ꮪhubman Gill (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
India ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
Sri Lanka T20I Squad: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Janith Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando.
Sri Lanka ODI Squad: Yet to be announced.
Where to watch Sri Lanka vs India 2024 Series
The SL vs IND 2024 series will be broadcast on Sony Sports Network. English commentary will be available on Sony Sports Ten 1 and 5, while telecast in Hindi commentary will be on Sony Sports Ten 3. For Tamil and Telugu commentary, tune in to Sony Sports Ten 4. The series will also be live-streamed on Sony Liv.
