Back ২০১৮ নিদাহাস ট্রফি Bengali/Bangla Nidhas Trophy 2017/18 German निदास ट्रॉफी 2018 Hindi २०१८ निदाहास चषक Marathi 2018 නිදහස් කුසලානය Singhalese 2018 சுதந்திரக் கோப்பை Tamil
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| Dates | 6 – 18 March 2018 |
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| 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) |
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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- ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018 tri-series fixtures announced". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "India to tour Lanka for T20 tri-series; Bangladesh 3rd team". The Times of India. PTI. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Nidahas Trophy to be played next March". The Papare. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Nidahas trophy 2018 announced". Cricket Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "SL to host India, Bangladesh for T20I tri-series in March".
- ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018 fixtures announced". Cricket Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018: Indian matches get a new broadcaster". CricTracker. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Nidahas Trophy 2018: All you need to know – Schedule, Broadcast and Live Streaming". CricTracker. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Rohit and Sundar carry India into final". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Cool Mahmudullah rises above last-over fracas". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "India clinch title with Karthik's stunning last-ball six". ESPNcricinfo. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.