England are set to make their first Asian tour under Joe Root
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England to tour Sri Lanka in October
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The England and Wales Cricket Board along with Sri Lanka Cricket have jointly confirmed England's tour of the Asian country to be played in October.
England will play a total of five One-Day Internationals, a solitary Twenty20 International and three Tests between 1st October and 27th November.
England will arrive in Colombo on 1st October and will get to play two 50-over warm-up games on 5th and 6th October before the 1st ODI that kicks-off in Dambulla on 10th October.
The second game of the series will also be played in Dambulla on 13th October before they shift to Kandy for the third and fourth game on 17th and 20th October respectively before the final game in Colombo on 23rd.
The solitary Twenty20 International will take place on 27th October with Colombo being the venue and England will have a couple of two-day warm-up games on between 30th October and 2nd November.
The three Tests will take place in Galle, Kandy and Colombo between 6th and 27th November.
Tour Schedule:
| Date | Itenary | Venue |
| 1st October | England's arrival | Colombo |
| 5th October | Warm-up game | Colombo |
| 6th October | Warm-up game | Colombo |
| 10th October | First ODI | Dambulla |
| 13th October | Second ODI | Dambulla |
| 17th October | Third ODI | Kandy |
| 20th October | Fourth ODI | Kandy |
| 23rd October | Fifth ODI | Colombo |
| 27th October | Only T20I | Colombo |
| 30th to 31st October | Two-day warm-up game | Colombo |
| 1st to 2nd November | Two-day warm-up game | Colombo |
| 6th to 10th November | First Test | Galle |
| 14th to 18th November | Second Test | Kandy |
| 23rd to 27th November | Third Test | Colombo |
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