SL vs NZ: Sri Lanka are currently on tour of England for a three-match Test series. The first test started on August 21 at Old Trafford, while the third and final test of the series will take place at Kennington Oval between September 6 and 10.
This series will be followed by two-match Test series each against New Zealand and South Africa. Sri Lanka will host New Zealand while they travel to South Africa for two Tests.
On Friday (August 23), the Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLC) announced the schedule of the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand. This series will also have a six-day Test match, which has gathered a headline as this is the first such instance in 20 years in Sri Lanka.
SL vs NZ: First Test of two Test matches will have a Reserve day
On Friday, the SLC announced the schedule for the coming SL vs NZ series. Both matches will be played at Galle International Cricket Stadium. The tour will start on September 18, but there will be six days allotted for this game.
This decision is made because of the political election in Sri Lanka. A rest day is allotted as September 21 will see a Presidential Election of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Notably, this series will be part of the ongoing World Test Championship.
This is the first instance in the last 20 years when a Test match had a reverse day in Sri Lanka. The last time it happened was in 2001, when there was a rest day set in a test because of the Poya Day (full moon).
One such cash was recorded in a test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Dhaka in 2008, when the test had a reserve day due to parliamentary elections. Earlier, Test used to have six days, including a reserve day because on Sunday there was no play.
SL vs NZ: Schedule of the Two Tests
First Test: September 18 to September 23 at Galle International Cricket Stadium
Second Test: September 26 to September 30 at Galle International Cricket Stadium
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