Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the adjusted schedule for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which is set to commence on the 21st of November.
The tournament will have 23 matches; 20 group stage matches of double round-robin, 2 semifinals and a final which will be played over 25 days.
Lanka Premier League – Player Draft
Hambantota Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will host all the matches as day and day/night games. Previously, Dambulla Cricket stadium was also mentioned as one of the hosts, but due to the prevailing restrictions as a result of COVID19, the organisers have decided to stick to only 2 venues in this edition of the LPL.
Players unlucky to miss out on LPL draft day
The player draft for the tournament was held on 19th October, with nearly all slots filled by the 5 franchises.
Who nailed the player draft? – Squad breakdown | LPL
Date | 3.00 pm | 7.30 pm | VENUE | ||
21st November | Opening Ceremony | Colombo | Dambulla | MRICS, Hambantota | |
22nd November | Kandy | Jaffna | Colombo | Galle | MRICS, Hambantota |
23rd November | Dambulla | Kandy | Galle | Jaffna | MRICS, Hambantota |
25th November | Galle | Dambulla | Colombo | Kandy | MRICS, Hambantota |
26th November | Kandy | Jaffna | Dambulla | Colombo | MRICS, Hambantota |
28th November | Jaffna | Colombo | Kandy | Galle | MRICS, Hambantota |
2nd December | Kandy | Dambulla | Jaffna | Galle | PICS, Kandy |
3rd December | Dambulla | Galle | Kandy | Colombo | PICS, Kandy |
5th December | Jaffna | Colombo | Galle | Kandy | PICS, Kandy |
6th December | Dambulla | Jaffna | PICS, Kandy | ||
9th December | Colombo | Galle | Dambulla | Jaffna | PICS, Kandy |
10th December | Semi Final 1 | PICS, Kandy | |||
11th December | Semi Final 2 | PICS, Kandy | |||
13th December | Final | PICS, Kandy | |||
14 December | Final (Reserve Day) | PICS, Kandy |
*Disclaimer – The revised schedule of the tournament was announced by SLC on 27th October