The match will now be played at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam. The venue was shifted from Delhi following concerns over renovation work
Visakhapatnam to host India vs Srilanka Opening ODI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced that Visakhapatnam will host the opening ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday, December 13. The match originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi.
According to BCCI, the match will now be played at the ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam. The venue was shifted from Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium following concerns over renovation work and unfavourable weather conditions.
‘The venue change has been made following a request from the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), in view of the potential weather disruption and the proposed renovation work at the stadium,’ BCCI said in a statement.
The second and third games will go ahead as scheduled in Bengaluru on December 16 and Ahmedabad on December 19.
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India are scheduled to host Sri Lanka for a three- match ODI and three- match T20I series next month. The opening ODI series will be played in Visakhapatnam on December 13. The 3-match T20I series will be played after the ODI’s. Rajkot, Cuttack and Pune scheduled to host the matches.
