2018 Nidahas Trophy
The 2018 Nidahas Trophy was a T20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in March 2018. It was a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Each team played each other twice, with two teams progressing to the final. The tournament was played to celebrate Sri Lanka's 70th year of independence; the title derives from the Sinhalese නිදහස් nidahas, meaning "freedom." Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the matches would be played as Twenty20 International fixtures. The fixtures and venue were announced in November 2017, with all the matches played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. 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.
| Dates | 6 – 18 March 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) |
| Cricket format | T20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Bangladesh |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series | Washington Sundar |
| Most runs | Kusal Perera (204) |
| Most wickets | Washington Sundar (8) Yuzvendra Chahal (8) |
India progressed to the final after they beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in the fifth T20I match. Bangladesh joined India in the final, after they beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the final group game. In the final, India beat Bangladesh by four wickets to win the tournament.