The third edition of Lanka Premier League (LPL) will kick off from July 31, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officially announced today (10).
"Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform that the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), will take place from July 31 to August 21, 2022," issuing a statement SLC announced.
The much awaited tournament, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league, with an international flavour, will be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, and at Sooriyawewa in Hambantota.
The initial games of the five-team tournament, will be held in Colombo while latter part of the competition will shifted to Sooriyawewa.
"We are extremely happy to announce the third edition of the LPL, which has started well its journey toward carving a place in the global T20 League competitions, as a formidable tournament," said Shammi Silva, the President of SLC.
The tournament in total will have 24 games, while registration of international players for the Player Draft of LPL will commence shortly.
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