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India, Bangladesh to play tri-series in Sri Lanka to celebrate their 70th independence; Here's full schedule

Titled as 'Nidahas Trophy 2018', the tri-series will be played from March 6 to 18.

Indian cricket team Image Source : BCCIIndian cricket team during a practice session

Following the underway lengthy series in South Africa, which comprise three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is, Indian cricket team will tour Sri Lanka to play a tri-series, involving Bangladesh, to celebrate the Islanders' 70th independence. Titled as 'Nidahas Trophy 2018', the tri-series will be played from March 6 to 18.

The tri-series will be played in a round-robin format with all the teams playing each other twice. The top two teams will progress to the final, which is scheduled to be played on March 18. 

All the matches of the series will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and will be broadcasted on DSPORT.

Here's the full schedule of the tri-series between India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh:

6TH MARCH 2018 - SRI LANKA VS INDIA
8TH MARCH 2018 - BANGLADESH VS INDIA
10TH MARCH 2018 - SRI LANKA VS BANGLADESH
12TH MARCH 2018 - INDIA VS SRI LANKA
14TH MARCH 2018 - INDIA VS BANGLADESH
16TH MARCH 2018 - BANGLADESH VS SRI LANKA
18TH MARCH 2018 - FINAL