COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday, unveiled the schedule of their home Test against New Zealand, featuring a reserve day.
The two-match series, part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 will run from September 18 to 30 in Galle.
However, the Asian country will have its Presidential Election on September 21, therefore it has been deemed as a rest day.
To accommodate the action, the SLC instead added a reserve day on September 23, making the opening Test a six-day contest.
New Zealand’s Test tour of Sri Lanka schedule:
First Test: September 18-23, Galle
Second Test: September 26-30, Galle
This marks the first instance after 23 years that a Test match features a rest day. The last such match was also held in Sri Lanka in 2001 against Zimbabwe and the rest day was taken due to Poya Day (full moon day).
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Sri Lanka and New Zealand are currently placed third and fourth respectively in the WTC 2023-25 standings.
Sri Lanka are currently on a Test tour to England. The ongoing three-match series will conclude on September 10.
Sri Lanka squad for England Test series: Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vc), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Nisala Tharaka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milan Rathnayake.
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