The second edition of Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be staged from July 30 to August 22 according to an official media communiqué issued by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform that the 2nd edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 30 to August 22, 2021. 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,”’ said Professor Arjuna de Silva, the Chairman of Management Committee of SLC.
The first edition of the LPL, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league, with an international flavor, was initiated last year and was held at Sooriyawewa, Hambantota, with the participation of five teams.
The first edition was held under a successful ‘Bio Bubble environment’, whilst 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.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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