DUBAI: India, Sri Lanka and South Africa will play a Women's One-Day tri-series during April-May this year, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Thursday.
The tournament will help all the three teams fine-tune their preparations for the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup. Post this tournament, the Indian women's team will tour England for a tour involving five T20Is and three ODIs in June-July.
All the matches of the tri-series will be day games, which will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The tournament will kick off with India and Sri Lanka facing each other on April 27. Each team will play four games, with the top two teams qualifying for the final, which will be played on May 11.
India's women cricketers are currently involved in the Women's Premier League (WPL), which began on February 14 in Vadodara, and will culminate on March 15 in Mumbai.
Schedule of Tri-Series:April 27: India vs Sri Lanka
April 29: India vs South Africa
May 1: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
May 4: Sri Lanka vs India
May 6: South Africa vs India
May 8: Sri Lanka vs South Africa
May 11: Final.