Inagural Lanka Premier League Postponed To 21st November

LPL postponed to 21^st November:

The opening Lanka Premier League (LPL) was postponed to 21^st November by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) in a bid to ensure that the cricketers participating in the league have sufficient time to follow the quarantine needs of the Sri Lankan Government.  Originally, the LPL was scheduled to be started on 14^th November, which has now rescheduled to 21^st November.

The player draft, which was going to be held on 1^st October, now moved to 9^th October.

In a statement, Ravin Wickramaratne said “Since the Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue till November 10, we thought keeping some time duration for the cricketers participating in the IPL, and who wants to join in the LPL too.”

 The final match of the IPL, which will be held on 10^th November in the UAE has involved top-players from England, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Afghanistan.

This is for the second time, LPL has been rescheduled. Previously, it was slated to be held between 28^th August to 20^th September, but because of COVID-19, it had to be deferred.

LPL Venues and Teams:

At three international venues in Sri Lanka, the LPL will be taken place – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, and Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.

In a 15-days period, 23 matches will take place among five teams, named by Kandy, Colombo, Jaffna, Galle, and Dambulla districts.