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The Ceylon cricket team visited India in December 1940 and January 1941. Ceylon did not then have Test status, but two three-day unofficial Tests were played: the first was drawn, and India won the second. The tour also included one other first-class match and two minor matches.
References
- ↑ "India in Ceylon 1944–45". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ceylon v India 1945". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
