NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced the schedule for India’s two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, with both matches scheduled to be played in August as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.The first Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle from August 15 to 19. The second Test will take place at the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo from August 23 to 27.The series will be India’s first Test tour of Sri Lanka since 2017. In that tour, India, led by Virat Kohli:won the three-game series 3-0.The upcoming two-Test contest will also be India’s first assignment in Sri Lanka in the current World Test Championship cycle. Both teams will be looking to start their campaign with valuable points in the 2025-27 WTC standings.India, who have made two finals but never won the WTC title, are currently fifth in the standings, while Sri Lanka are sixth.India will also tour New Zealand this year for a two-match Test series in November-December.India began Shubman Gill’s captaincy season with a commendable 2-2 draw in England before winning the home series against West Indies.However, the mighty hosts were whitewashed by South Africa at home last year, raising serious questions about the batsmen’s ability to play.The Sri Lankan spinners on their own turf will give another tough challenge to the Indian batters.