England to tour Sri Lanka for first time in six years

England will tour Sri Lanka for the first time in over six years to play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20 match, organisers said Thursday. The tour will begin on October 10 with a day-night ODI at Dambulla, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. There will be three day-night ODI matches in all while the T20 will also be a day-night game.

The schedule for our winter tour of Sri Lanka has been confirmed!

➡️ https://t.co/nJnxybompA pic.twitter.com/a16FAscmWu

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 15, 2018

The First Test will be at the picturesque Galle International Stadium while the other two tests are slated for Pallekele stadium in Kandy and in the capital Colombo. The Third Test is scheduled to be played from November 23 to 27 when the tournament ends.

England in Sri Lanka 2018 - Schedule. 5 ODIs, 3 Tests and a T20I. #SLvENG #SriLanka #LKA pic.twitter.com/z548zYxGJO

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) March 15, 2018

England's previous tour of Sri Lanka was in 2012 for a two-match Test series they drew 1-1. Sri Lanka toured England in 2016 for a full tour of three Tests, five ODI matches and a one-off T20 game. England won the series.

England Cricket Team will arrive in Sri Lanka on the 1st October, 2018 for a Bilateral Series, which will consist of 5 ODIs, 03 Test Matches and 01 T20 game. - https://t.co/YjirGy65li #SLvENG pic.twitter.com/7vURekcDXy

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) March 15, 2018