| 2026 Sri Lanka Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 9–21 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  India A won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Sri Lanka Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka in June 2026. It was a tri-nation series involving Afghanistan A, India A and Sri Lanka A, with the matches played in limited overs format.[1] The series took place from 9 to 21 June 2026 in Dambulla.[2][3]
Squads
 Afghanistan A[4] |
India A[5][6] |
 Sri Lanka A[7] | ||
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| List A | List A | First class | List A | First class |
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On 21 May 2026, Harsh Dubey was ruled out of the series as he received maiden call for Afghanistan series and was replaced by Anukul Roy.[8] On 31 May 2026, Riyan Parag was ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury and was replaced by Ruturaj Gaikwad.[9] On 16 June 2026, Yudhvir Singh was ruled out of the series due to shoulder discomfort and was replaced by Ashok Sharma.[10]
List A Tri-Nation series
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka A (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.913 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | India A |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.597 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan A |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.727 |
Double round-robin
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India A won by 8 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Ind A) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat first.
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Afghanistan A won by 4 runs (DLS method) Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Imran Mir (Afg A) |
- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field first.
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Sri Lanka A won by 8 wickets (DLS method) Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (SL A) |
- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field first.
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Match tied (Sri Lanka A won the Super Over) Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Shantha Fonseka (SL) Player of the match: Sadeera Samarawickrama (SL A) |
- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field first.
- Super Over: Sri Lanka A 16/0 (1 over), India A 9/0 (1 over).
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India A won by 101 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Asanka Nanayakkara (SL) and Chamara De Zoysa (SL) Player of the match: Nishant Sindhu (Ind A) |
- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field first.
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Hassan Eisakhil 74 (78) Dulaj Samuditha 5/25 (6.5 overs) |
Sri Lanka A won by 103 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (SL A) |
- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field first.
Final
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 94 (29) Wanuja Sahan 2/39 (10 overs) |
Wanuja Sahan 62 (69) Yash Thakur 3/45 (7 overs) |
India A won by 66 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Chamara De Zoysa (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Ind A) |
- Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field first.
Sri Lanka A vs India A first-class series
After the completion of the Tri-series, Sri Lanka A and India A schedule to play two first-class matches.[12]
1st unofficial Test
25–28 June 2026 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat first.
2nd unofficial Test
2–5 July 2026 Scorecard |
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Stumps, Day 1 Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Chamara De Zoysa (SL) |
- India A won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "'A' Team Tri-Nation Series: Sri Lanka – India – Afghanistan". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- "Tri-Nation A series In Sri Lanka: Vaibhav Sooryvanshi Receives Call-Up; Check Full Schedule". ABP News. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- "Sri Lanka to host India A, Afghanistan A Tri-Series". Daily News. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- "ACB Name AfghanAbdalyan Squad for the Sri Lanka Tri-Nation Series". ACB. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- "India A squad for tri-series in Sri Lanka announced". BCCI. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- "Team India (Senior Men) and India A squads announced". BCCI. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- "Tri-Nation 'A' Series and Four-Day Series". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- "Anukul Roy replaces Harsh Dubey in India A squad for Sri Lanka tri-series". ANI News. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- "Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces Riyan Parag for India A's tri-series in Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- "Ashok Sharma replaces injured Yudhvir Singh in India A squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- "Sri Lanka A-Team Tri Series (OD) 2026 Points Table & Team Standings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- "Chance for Ruturaj, Sai & Padikkal to stake Test claim in 4-day games vs Lanka A". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2026.