Following next month’s presidential election, Sri Lanka will play a two-match Test series against New Zealand, the country’s cricket authority announced on Friday.
The first Test is scheduled to start at Galle on September 18, however the board said that there will be a rest day on September 21 before the voting.
Starting on September 26, the final game will also take place at Galle.
August 2019 saw New Zealand’s final journey to Sri Lanka, when they drew a two-match Test series against the island nation.
The nation will hold its first presidential election next month after declaring a sovereign default in 2022 amid an unparalleled economic crisis.
Then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to resign after months of protests about shortages of food, fuel, and medications, following an enraged mob invaded his residence.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, his successor, imposed strict austerity measures in accordance with a last-year IMF rescue plan.
