Overview
- SLC chairman Shammi Silva says the BCCI has agreed to include additional T20Is during India’s August 2026 visit, which already features two World Test Championship Tests.
- Silva confirmed discussions for two fundraising T20s in late December fell through because there was too little time to organise the games and no broadcast deal was in place.
- The added matches are intended to raise revenue and keep public focus on reconstruction in areas hit by Cyclone Ditwah.
- Sri Lanka Cricket has earmarked proceeds from three upcoming Pakistan T20Is in Dambulla for the cyclone recovery fund.
- SLC is advancing SSC upgrades, including new floodlights ahead of the T20 World Cup, as the country faces recovery needs following roughly 600 deaths and about $1.6 billion in damage.