Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday (May 12) announced that the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 30 to August 22 this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the SLC didn’t reveal further details about the LPL 2021, considering the Coronavirus outbreak across the world, but the board confirmed the July-August window for the franchise T20 league.
According to the announced window, the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2021) will be held immediately after Sri Lanka's white-ball series against India at home, which will end on July 27, but the domestic competition will clash with England’s The Hundred, starting on July 21.
The first edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2020) – Sri Lanka's topmost domestic T20 league, with an international flavor – was held at the Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota with the five teams competing in the T20 tournament.
All matches of the LPL 2020 were held in a bio-bubble in Hambantota while Jaffna Stallions thrashed the Galle Gladiators in the final to win the trophy last year in December.
Well, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to trouble the world, the SLC stated that they will assess the Coronavirus situation in the country and discuss it with the Ministry of Health closer to the tournament prior to taking a final decision on the LPL T20 2021.
Arjuna De Silva, Chairman, Management Committee of SLC said in an official release issued by SLC on Wednesday, “We have found a suitable window to hold this year's edition, whilst we are currently working on finalizing the other details of the tournament.”
The release further reads: “Sri Lanka Cricket will assess the country's situation and discuss with the Ministry of Health closer to the tournament to ascertain the health situation in the country prior to taking a final decision on the competition.”
(With ANI Inputs)
