The New Zealand cricket team and the Sri Lanka cricket team toured the United States in May. This was the first time Full Members of the International Cricket Council met in an official match in the United States. All matches were played at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.
The tournament was scheduled to be of 3 Twenty20 Internationals between the teams but due to substandard lights in the stadium, the 1st match scheduled to be held on 20 May was cancelled as it was a Night game.
Background Both teams came straight from the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies to Florida.
Squads Batsmen
All-roundersWicket-keepers
Bowlers Batsmen Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Dinesh Chandimal Chamara Kapugedera Chinthaka Jayasinghe
All-rounders Angelo Mathews Sanath JayasuriyaWicket-keepers Kumar Sangakkara (c)
Bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan Thisara Perera Nuwan Kulasekara Ajantha Mendis Lasith Malinga Chanaka Welagedara Suraj Randiv
Twenty20 Series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
Coverage Sky Sport – New Zealand Star Cricket – India ESPN – United Kingdom Supersport 2 – South Africa Caribbean Media Corporation – West Indies Star Cricket – Singapore Fox Sports – Australia Geo Super – Pakistan ESPN3 – USA
See also United States v Canada (1844)
References
External links Tournament Page