Sri Lanka’s next World Test Championship match-ups released

World Test Championship 2021-2023

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The Sri Lanka Men’s Cricket team are set to play 13 Test matches during the second World Test Championship cycle, spanning from August 2021 to June 2023.   

The second World Test championship cycle will kick off with the 5-match Test series between England and India which will commence on 04th August. 

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During this 2-year cycle, Sri Lanka will play 3 home Test series and 3 away Test series. Sri Lanka will play their home games against Australia, Pakistan and West Indies where each series will consist of 2 Tests.

The away games will be played against India (3 Tests), New Zealand (2 Tests) and Bangladesh (2 Tests). Altogether, the islanders will be locked in for 13 Tests against six cricketing nations during the second edition of the WTC.  

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England will play the most Tests (21) during this period, followed by India (19), Australia (18) and South Africa (15). The inaugural WTC winners New Zealand will play only 13 matches, similar to Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan. Bangladesh will play the least matches during next WTC cycle as they are scheduled to play only 12 Tests.