Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2020–21

The Sri Lanka cricket team are scheduled to tour the West Indies during March 2021 to play two Test matches, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The Tests will form part of the inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship,[3] and the ODI series will form part of the inaugural 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[4]

Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2020–21
 
  West Indies Sri Lanka
Date March 2021
Test series
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

In February 2021, Sri Lanka's coach Mickey Arthur and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne returned positive COVID-19 tests.[5] This resulted in several media reports stating that the tour had been postponed.[6][7][8] However, the following day, Cricket West Indies announced their upcoming broadcast deal to show live cricket in the Caribbean, starting with hosting Sri Lanka across all three formats.[9]

Squads
Tests ODIs T20Is
 West Indies  Sri Lanka  West Indies  Sri Lanka  West Indies  Sri Lanka

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

Test series
Main article: Sobers–Tissera Trophy

1st Test

2nd Test

References
  1. "Sri Lanka's Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne test Covid-19-positive ahead of West Indies tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "CWI and ESPN+ agree groundbreaking five-year USA media rights deal". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. "Mickey Arthur, Lahiru Thirimanne test positive for Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. "Sri Lanka's tour of West Indies postponed". Ada Derana. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. "Sri Lanka tour of West Indies postponed after Mickey Arthur, Lahiru Thirimanne test positive for coronavirus". DNA India. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. "Tour to West Indies postponed after Sri Lanka cricket team hit with COVID-19 infections – report". Island Cricket. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. "CWI sign major UK broadcast agreement with BT Sport for all West Indies matches". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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