Cricket: SLC to conduct Invitational T20 League

Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct an Invitational T20 League with the participation of topmost national and First Class cricketers as part of preparations for the upcoming South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka and the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. 

The tournament will be known as 'SLC Invitational T20 League', and will commence on August 12.

The entire tournament will take place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, with the participation of four teams, namely -- 'Blues', 'Reds', 'Greens' and 'Greys'.

Each squad will consist 15 players. 

Each team will play six games in the initial round of the league, whilst the top two teams will go into the finals, which will be played on August 24. 

The tournament will be played in accordance with international standards, and the games will be played as 'double headers', with the first game starting at 02.30pm and the next one at 07.00pm. 

"This tournament is aimed at giving much needed match practice to the players, ahead of the important international cricketing fixtures, and also give match exposure to the players, who did not get an opportunity to play during Sri Lanka's Tour of England and also the concluded series against India," said Ashley de Silva, the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket.