Team India will travel to Sri Lanka for a limited-over series, featuring three T20Is in Pallekele and three ODIs in Colombo. The series begins on Saturday, July 27, 2024, and will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network from 7:00 PM IST.
Indian fans can watch the Sri Lanka vs. India series live during prime time on Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 5 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), and Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu).
India will showcase a new-look team. While Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from T20Is, Sharma and Kohli will play in the ODIs against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka will rely on their young talent to shine at home and revive their past glory. Key players include Matheesha Pathirana, Pathum Nissanka, and Wanindu Hasaranga, who rank in the ICC’s top 10 for men’s ODI batting and T20I all-rounders. Notably, both teams will have new head coaches, with Gautam Gambhir leading India and Sanath Jayasuriya taking charge of Sri Lanka.
Sony Sports Network features English commentators Robin Uthappa, Scott Styris, Saba Karim, and Abhinav Mukund, alongside Sri Lankan commentators Roshan Abeysinghe and Russell Arnold.
The Hindi commentary team includes Ashish Nehra, Ajay Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Vivek Razdan, and Aakash Chopra. The Tamil and Telugu panels will feature Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, R. Sridhar, Anirudha Srikkantha, TR Arasu, Venkatapathy Raju, Ashish Reddy, and Akshath Reddy.
Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer – Distribution & International Business and Head – Sports Business at Sony Pictures Networks India, stated, “The broadcast of India Tour of Sri Lanka solidifies Sony Sports Network’s position as a global multi-sports arena for audiences in India. These are exciting times for Indian cricket with the team’s recent T20 World Cup victory, the rise of new young players and the appointment of new head coach. India Tour of Sri Lanka comes at the perfect time for Indian fans who will be eager to watch the new-look team in action at prime time.”
Ashley De Silva, CEO, Sri Lanka Cricket, added, “We are delighted to welcome India for a limited-over series for the first time since 2021. It will be exciting to see how the team performs under the new head coach. The two teams have a fair share of history between themselves, and it will be exciting to see some top-quality matches during the series, which will be broadcast on Sony Sports Network.”
