India and Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2018

India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will lock horns in Nidahas Trophy 2018 to be played in the island nation from March 6, 2018. The tri-nation Twenty20 (T20) tournament will see the Asian teams compete with each other twice in the series, with the top teams qualifying to play for the Final. The final match of the T20 triangular series will be played on March 18.

The Indian team has rested senior players from the side. Captain Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper batsmen MS Dhoni, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and, and Hardik Pandya for the series. The second-string side under the leadership of stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma would be looking forward to cementing their place in the side.

Bangladesh suffered a blow in the form of Shakib Al Hasan, as the dashing all-rounder was ruled of the series, nursing a finger injury. Bangladesh, under the captaincy of Mahmudullah, would be itching to prove that they no more are minnows, and indeed a force to reckon with in world cricket.

The Sri Lankan team\'s chances were also affected as Angelo Matthews will be sitting out the entire series. nursing an injury. The Sri Lankan team under the captaincy of Dinesh Chandimal will be looking forward to carrying the winning momentum of ODIs and T20Is series win in Bangladesh forward.

The tournament comes as a perfect opportunity for the youngsters to impress their national committee members. All the matches will be played at the iconic R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo. There were threats that the series might not be played because of the state of emergency imposed in the country. However, BCCI confirmed that the series will be played.