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The historic Barabati Stadium will hold an international cricket match on December 24, 2026, when the India national cricket team faces the Sri Lanka national cricket team in the second T20 International, according to the tour program for Sri Lanka in India.
According to the itinerary, the visit would begin with a three-match ODI series in Delhi on December 13, followed by matches in Bengaluru on December 16 and Ahmedabad on December 19. The teams will then move on to the T20I leg, which begins with the opening encounter on December 22 in Rajkot.
The second T20I will take place on December 24 in Cuttack, with the match starting at 7 p.m. The third and final T20I will be held in Pune on December 27.
The announcement has sparked enthusiasm among cricket fans in Odisha, with Barabati Stadium once again ready to host international matches. The facility last held an international match on December 9, 2025, when India played the South African national cricket team in a Twenty20 International. India won the match by 101 runs.
