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Lanka Premier League to begin on August 28 – SLC

Written by N Krishnamurthy

Much awaited Lanka Premier League (LPL) to be played from August 28 to September 20, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Monday.

Cricket Age had published the news on July 23 itself.

The SLC Executive Committee at the meeting held today granted approval to conduct the inaugural tournament.

The 23 match League will be played on the 4 international venues of R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Rangiri Dambulu International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium.

Five Teams to be named after the cities of Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Dambulla and Jaffna will participate in the League.

According to SLC media release, over 70 International players and 10 top notch coaches have already confirm their availability to take part in this Tournament along with leading Sri Lankan national players.

The bidding for the Event’s Title Holder is due to close on July 30th and the schedule of the matches are to be published afterwards.

 

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