Sri Lanka, who are in the US for the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will fine tune their preparations for the mega event, with two warm-up games against Netherlands and Ireland respectively, at Broward County Stadium, Broward County in Florida next week.

Their first warm-up fixture will be against the Dutch on 28 May, while they will then confront the Irish, in their last preparatory game 72-hours later.

According to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources, both warm-up games will be ideal for Wanidu Hasaranga’s team to adjust to the conditions in the United States and to gauge the state of pitches, being used for the month-long showpiece.

Ironically, Sri Lanka also will take on the same Netherlands outfit, in their final group match which has been scheduled for St. Lucia in the West Indies-the other co-host of the event, on 17 June.

An interesting feature of the warm-up games will be that it will be played sans official T20 status being accorded by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

All teams who have been provided with warm-up games will also have the opportunity to field all members of their 15-member squads, as approved by the game’s world ruling body.

Warm-up match schedule:

27 May: Canada vs. Nepal, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Oman vs. Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago; Namibia vs. Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 

28 May: Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida; Bangladesh vs. USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Australia vs. Namibia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

29 May: South Africa intra-squad, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida; Afghanistan vs. Oman, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

30 May: Nepal vs. USA, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Scotland vs. Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago; Netherlands vs. Canada, Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas; Namibia vs. Papua New Guinea, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago; West Indies vs. Australia, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

31 May: Ireland vs. Sri Lanka, Broward County Stadium, Broward County, Florida; Scotland vs. Afghanistan, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

1 June: Bangladesh vs. India, Venue TBC USA