Nidahas Trophy is an international cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka. The tournament is held to celebrate the independence of the Asian island country Sri Lanka. The tournament is not a regular event in the calendar with the previous tournaments having a gap of 20 years in between.1998 & 2018. Each of the three participating teams play each other twice and the top two progress to the final. In March 2017 Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the 2018 tournament would be played in the newer and shorter T20I format with Bangladesh entering the tournament, replacing the only Non-Asian team in the triple-nation New Zealand.
Tournament history Both the tournaments have been won by India, defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the 1998 tournament and Bangladesh in the final of the 2018 tournament.
YearFormatHost(s)Final venueResultWinnerMarginRunner-up1998ODIColombo307/6 (50 overs)India won by 6 runs Scorecard301 all out (49.3 overs) 2018T20I Colombo168/6 (20 overs)India won by 4 wickets Scorecard166/8 (20 overs)
Results summary
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past Nidahas Trophy tournaments. TeamAppearancesBest resultStatisticsTotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%219982018Champions (1998, 2018)12620466.67%219982018Runners-up (1998)11450245.45%120182018Runners-up (2018)5230040.00%119981998Group Stage (1998)6020433.33%
Teams Performances
Team \ Host1998 (3)Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy 1998 | Cricket news, live scores, fixtures, features and statistics on ESPNcricinfo2018 (3)Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series 2018 - Live Cricket Scores & Fixtures | ESPNCricinfoSL to host India, Bangladesh for T20I tri-series in March - ESPNcricinfo2nd1st1stGroup Stage2nd Group Stage
Debut of teams
Year Debutants Total 1998Sri Lanka and New Zealand are tough opponents - Gaekwad , , 3 2018 Indian cricket team's flag gesture after Nidahas Trophy 2018 final wins Sri Lankan hearts | cricket | Hindustan Times 1
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