LPL 2021 Schedule: Lanka Premier League LPL postponed due to Coronavirus pandemic till November December, outbreak of Kovid: Lanka Premier League postponed, tournament postponed for so many months

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday said the second season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed to November-December due to unavailability of foreign players. This T20 league was scheduled to start from July 29 but it has been postponed and scheduled to be held from November 19 to December 12.

Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement issued here, “The governing committee of the Lanka Premier League is of the view that changes in the tournament’s schedule will allow more players from the major cricket playing countries to participate in the league.” During 2021 many countries are participating in international cricket and with this another similar Premier League is also being organized. The committee took this decision after assessing these things.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, South African limited overs captain Temba Bavuma, West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran and world T20 ranking top bowler Tabrez Shamsi have signed up to play in the LPL.

According to a report in ‘Cricbuzz’, the LPL has only two teams out of the five franchises that competed in the inaugural season last year. According to the report, “SLC and IPG have terminated the contracts of Colombo Kings and Dambulla Vikings and Jaffna Stallions on June 26.” The Innovative Production Group (IPG), which acquired the rights to LPL, however, supported SLC’s decision. has done.