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ECB confirms England's itinerary for their seven-match one-day international tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a four during the second ODI at the Emirates ICG, Durham.
Image: Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a four during the second ODI at the Emirates ICG, Durham.

The ECB has confirmed England's itinerary for their seven-match one-day international tour of Sri Lanka this winter.

England will play four games in Colombo, two in Pallekelle and one in Hambantota during the series in November and December.

The first match will take place at the R Premadasa International Stadium on November 26 and conclude at the same venue on December 16.

Four of the games will be day/night matches and five of them have been designated reserve days in the event of bad weather.

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England will play two warm-up games in Colombo on November 21 and 23.

England and Sri Lanka both want to concentrate on 50-over cricket rather than Twenty20 as the World Cup takes place in 2015.

The two teams have just met in a five-match series in England, with Sri Lanka winning 3-2.