Sri Lanka announce six home white-ball games against India in July 2024

The months of August and September would see Sri Lanka play five Tests, three in England and two at home against New Zealand. They would meet the Black Caps twice again in the year in the form of three ODIs and T20Is at home in November followed by a mirror tour of the islands Down Under across December and January. The Lions also host West Indies for white ball games in October and play two Tests in South Africa before heading to New Zealand.

"We are heading into a highly exciting year with a lot of international cricket to be played, which augurs well for us, as our team will be engaged in competitive cricket year around," Ashley De Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, stated upon the release of the Future Tours Programme.

India had last visited their neighbors in 2021 in a similarly structured tour where they had emerged 2-1 winners in ODIs before Sri Lanka returned the favour in the T20I series. However, the islanders have found the going to be tough against the Men in Blue of late, tumbling to 50 and 55 all-out in the last two ODIs at the Asia Cup and World Cup, respectively. Earlier in the year, the Lions had also toured India for six limited-overs games where they were whitewashed in the 50-over encounters and managed a solitary victory in the T20I series.