Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday announced the fixtures for the T20I tri-series which will feature Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh. The tournament will commence on March 8 and be played until March 20, next year. The tri-series begins just after India conclude their South Africa tour which began from January 5 and final match on February 24. The series, which will be called Nidahas Trophy 2018, will be played in celebration of Sri Lanka's 70th year of independence and co-incidentally Sri Lanka Cricket's 70th year as well. The announcement was made during a joint press conference attended by the heads of the participating countries. The tournament will have seven T20Is in Colombo at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium.

"The support and contribution of Sri Lanka [and India] in Bangladesh's cricketing journey could not be overemphasized, and that this invitation was a clear testament to what a good friend Sri Lanka has been to Bangladesh's Cricket," Nazmul Hassan Papon as saying.

BCB president further added, "This tournament too, would no doubt continue to strengthen the bonds between the 3 nations. 70 years is a long journey and one that needs to be commemorated and celebrated. We are happy that our closest neighbors, who share more or less the same journey of independence are joining us in this celebration, which we believe will be a milestone and an augur of the great things to come in the annals of cricket."
The Nidahas Trophy 2018 matches will be night matches where each team will play each other twice. The final will played on March 20.