{"id":188835,"date":"2026-07-02T05:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188835"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:50:36","slug":"india-tour-of-sri-lanka-2026-dates-venues-and-start-times-for-two-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188835","title":{"rendered":"India tour of Sri Lanka 2026: Dates, venues and start times for two-Test series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71173908\">India will tour Sri Lanka in August 2026 for a two-match Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The opening Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from August 15 to 19, before the action shifts to the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo for the second Test from August 23 to 27.<\/p>\n<p>Both matches are scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM local time.<\/p>\n<p>India, still chasing its first World Test Championship title after two runner-up finishes, is currently fifth in the 2025-27 standings, with Sri Lanka sixth.<\/p>\n<p>India last toured Sri Lanka for a Test series in 2017, sweeping the host 3-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-vs-sri-lanka-2026-test-series-full-schedule-venues-match-timings\/article71173908.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India will tour Sri Lanka in August 2026 for a two-match Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. The opening Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from August 15 to 19, before the action shifts to the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo for the second Test &#8230; <a title=\"India tour of Sri Lanka 2026: Dates, venues and start times for two-Test series\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188835\" aria-label=\"Read more about India tour of Sri Lanka 2026: Dates, venues and start times for two-Test series\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PTI06_07_2026_000412A.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":186551,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186551","url_meta":{"origin":188835,"position":0},"title":"No extra T20Is as India keeps Sri Lanka tour to two Tests","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"When India\u2019s senior men\u2019s team travels to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series in August, the tour won\u2019t be expanded to include the three T20Is proposed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). 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