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Lanka Premier League 2021 postponed till November to accommodate international stars

The second edition of the Lanka Premier League has been postponed for November this year, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. 

The tournament was scheduled to kick off on July 29 but now has been rescheduled to commence on November 29, a fortnight after the ICC T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka Cricket said that the Governing Council of the Lanka Premier League postponed the event keeping in mind that ‘at least one similar premier league and several international tours will be played among the cricketing nations during August 2021, during the period, which the LPL 2nd edition was expected to be played.’ Hence, postponing the event would allow more and more overseas participants to take part in the competition in November.

“The Governing Council of the Lanka Premier League is of the view that rescheduling the tournament will enable more players from leading cricket-playing nations to take part in the league.,” SLC said in its statement.

The scheduling and availability of overseas stars are not the only concerns for the SLC and the LPL Governing Council as they have to find a resolution for the three of the five franchises that took part in the last edition including the last time champions Jaffna Stallions.

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