India to host Sri Lanka for five-match women T20Is in December
The fresh winds of championship success have not yet died down, but the Indian women’s cricket team is already preparing for new challenges. Just recently, the BCCI announced that India to host Sri Lanka for five-match women T20Is in December, following their triumphant victory in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.
Schedule and venues
The series will run from December 21 to 30 and will be split between two cities. The series will kick off in Visakhapatnam, where the first two games will be played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on December 21 and 23. It was this arena that hosted India’s matches against South Africa and Australia during the recent World Cup, which attracted large crowds. The action will then move to Greenfield International Stadium in Trivandrum. This stadium will host women’s international matches for the first time, and the three final games of the series on December 26, 28 and 30 promise to be truly heated.
It’s interesting that the original plans were for a completely different opponent. The planned visit of the Bangladesh national team has been postponed indefinitely due to the difficult political situation between the countries. The BCCI acted quickly to ensure the team did not lose match practice at the end of the year. Was the replacement perfect? Only time will tell, but for the fans, it’s definitely a gift.
India to host Sri Lanka for five-match women T20Is in December: what’s at stake
This is India’s first outing as the reigning world champions, which in itself creates a special pressure. The coaching staff will likely use this series to test the depth players and assess who will be ready to take on more responsibility in the future.
And the future is very close. The Indian national team has more than a busy plans. Immediately after the New Year holidays, on January 9, the fourth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will start and run until February 5. And already in mid-February, the team awaits an extremely important and difficult tour to Australia. So the December matches against Sri Lanka aren’t just a farewell to the year, but a crucial building block, a foundation stone in preparation for the main goal of 2026 – the T20 World Cup in England.
The Sri Lankan team, in turn, will not arrive as extras. For them, this is a chance to test their strength against the best team on the planet and test their own readiness for the upcoming season. They will certainly be motivated to ruin the status of the current champions.
India to host Sri Lanka for five-match women T20Is in December. So, the month promises to be hot. The first two games will be in Visakhapatnam, and three in Trivandrum. Five matches that will show India entering a new, championship-winning era. It’s definitely worth taking some time out of the pre-holiday rush to see how this new journey begins.
