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India team for Sri Lanka tour to be picked on July 4

June 27, 2012 19:53 IST

The Indian team for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, to play five One-Day Internationals and the one-off Twenty20 International against the hosts, will be picked on July 4.

"The all-India senior selection committee will meet at the cricket centre in Mumbai on July 4 to pick the Indian teams for the ODI and T20 International series in Sri Lanka in July-August," BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a statement on Wednesday.

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India will be playing against Sri Lanka in five one-dayers to be held between July 21 to August 4 followed by a T20 International on August 7 at the Pallekele stadium.

This will be India's first international assignment since the conclusion of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March.

Date Match Venue Time
July 21 First ODI (D/N) Hambantota 1430 IST
July 24 Second ODI (D/N) Hambantota 1430 IST
July 28 Third ODI (D/N) Colombo (RPS) 1430 IST
July 31 Fourth ODI (D/N) Colombo (RPS) 1430 IST
Aug 4 Fifth ODI (D/N) Pallekele 1430 IST
Aug 7 One-off T20I (D/N) Pallekele 1900 IST