2018 Nidahas Trophy

2018 Nidahas Trophy
Dates6 – 18 March 2018
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
Cricket formatT20 International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the seriesIndia Washington Sundar
Most runsSri Lanka Kusal Perera (204)
Most wicketsIndia Washington Sundar (8)
India Yuzvendra Chahal (8)
← 1998

The 2018 Nidahas Trophy was a T20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in March 2018.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.[3] Each team played each other twice, with two teams progressing to the final.[1] The tournament was played to celebrate Sri Lanka's 70th year of independence; the title derives from the Sinhalese නිදහස් nidahas, meaning "freedom."[4] Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the matches would be played as Twenty20 International fixtures.[5] The fixtures and venue were announced in November 2017,[6] with all the matches played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.[7] This was the first occasion that Discovery Networks Asia Pacific channel DSport acquired media rights to broadcast live cricket matches involving the Indian cricket team.[8][9]

India progressed to the final after they beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in the fifth T20I match.[10] Bangladesh joined India in the final, after they beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the final group game.[11] In the final, India beat Bangladesh by four wickets to win the tournament.[12]

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  4. ^ "Nidahas Trophy to be played next March". The Papare. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Nidahas trophy 2018 announced". Cricket Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ "SL to host India, Bangladesh for T20I tri-series in March".
  7. ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018 fixtures announced". Cricket Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018: Indian matches get a new broadcaster". CricTracker. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018: All you need to know – Schedule, Broadcast and Live Streaming". CricTracker. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Rohit and Sundar carry India into final". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Cool Mahmudullah rises above last-over fracas". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  12. ^ "India clinch title with Karthik's stunning last-ball six". ESPNcricinfo. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.