SportThe recent Nidahas Trophy may have been a cricketing disaster after Sri Lanka made a first round exit, but the tournament has been a huge commercial success if the figures quoted by Sri Lanka Cricket is true. A statement of income and expenditure of the tri-nation cricket tournament between Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh has generated a net profit of Rs. 1.38 billion--the highest ever revenue collected for a seven-match tri-series played in this country,” said Thilanga Sumathipala, President Sri Lanka Cricket. Out of the total income, Sri Lanka Cricket has generated Rs. The biggest cost of the event was the television production which has cost Sri Lanka cricket Rs.

Source: Sunday Times April 22, 2018 12:00 UTC