The series, which was originally scheduled to start with the three ODIs on July 13, had to be rescheduled due to COVID outbreak. The Indian team’s six-match limited-overs series in Sri Lanka will now start from July 18, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told PTI on Saturday, a day after a COVID-19 outbreak in the home team camp forced the postponement. While the tentative date that was originally being discussed was July 17, but Shah confirmed that it will start from July 18. “India-Sri Lanka ODI series to start on July 18 due to COVID-19 outbreak in home team camp,” Shah told PTI. As per the original schedule, the series was to start with the ODI leg on July 13, followed by matches on July 16 and July 18.

Source: The Hindu July 10, 2021 09:22 UTC