New Delhi, June 27: India will play a four-match cricket tri-series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand in September this year, the BCCI announced on Saturday.

The series would be hosted by Sri Lanka and the itinerary for the event would be released soon.

"Sri Lanka will host India and New Zealand in a tri-series of one-day internationals in September 2009," BCCI secratary N Srinivasan said in a statement.

"The teams will play each other once, and the top two teams will meet in the final. Thus, a total of four matches will be played," the statement added.

— PTI