New Delhi: The fixtures for the T20I tri-series involving Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh have been revised, and the tournament will now be held from March 6 to 18.


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To kick off the tournament, which will be played in celebration of Sri Lanka's 70th year of independence, India will once again take on the island nation in the opening match.


The event was to run from March 8 to 20 as per the earlier schedule.


The tournament, to be called Nidahas Trophy, will follow a round-robin format with all the three teams playing each other twice and the top two progressing to the March 18 final.


All the matches will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.


DSPORT, a premium sports TV channel by Discovery Communications, has acquired the exclusive India broadcast rights of the tournament.


Revised Fixtures


March 6: Sri Lanka vs India


March 8: Bangladesh vs India


March 10: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh


March 12: India vs Sri Lanka


March 14: India vs Bangladesh


March 16: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka


March 18: Final