Lanka Premier League 2023: The fourth version of the Lanka Premier League will ge kicked off in July 2023 and the ultimate of the tournament will be played in August, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Monday. The opening match within the tournament will be played on July 31 with the league getting over by August 22. Notably, it will be the primary time that this tournament will be played throughout this era of the yr.
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the conducting of the 4th edition of the Lanka Premier League from July 31 to August 22, 2023. The five-team tournament will be played in three international venues,” SL mentioned in a launch.
The LPL was earlier played in 2020 for the primary time however the tournament was pushed to December due to Covid-19. The second season was additionally delayed due to the second Covid wave and the third version was postponed due to Sri Lanka’s financial disaster in 2022. Notably, 5 groups will be in motion for the occasion and three venues will host the cricket motion. There will be a squad measurement of a most of 20 gamers with 6 abroad cricketers allowed to be signed.Â
“We have decided to hold the tournament during July and August this year, as conducting the tournament during this period gives us the best possible opportunity to attract top international talent and also suits well with Sri Lanka’s international cricket calendar,” LPL tournament director Samantha Dodanwela mentioned.
Jaffna Kings have been essentially the most adorned facet within the LPL league as they’ve gained all three of the earlier editions. They defeated the Galle Gladiators in first two seasons of the tournament in 2020 and 2021. The Kings obtained the higher of Gladiators by 53 runs within the remaining of the opening season, whereas they gained the second remaining towards the identical opponents by 23 runs. In the final season of the tournament, Thisara Perera‘s facet defeated Angelo Matthews led Colombo Stars in a nail-biter by 2 wickets.
