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India To Play Three-day Warm-up Games Instead Of Four-day In Sri Lanka
Galle International Cricket Stadium: Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a change in the fixtures for India's tour of the country for a two-Test series, reducing by one day the duration of the warm-up match in the build-up to the start of the series.
The warm-up match has been reduced to three days instead of the originally scheduled four-day fixture.
"Team India will play a 3-day warm-up game instead of the originally scheduled four-day fixture. The warm-up fixture will commence on August 7 at the NCC Grounds, Colombo," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement on Saturday. Read More...
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