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Revision as of 17:16, 3 September 2020
| Dates | 14 November – 6 December 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin league and Playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 23 |
The 2020 Lanka Premier League will be the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[1] It is scheduled to start on 28 August and finish on 20 September 2020.[1] Five teams based on various Sri Lankan cities will play a total of twenty three matches. By the end of July 2020, 70 overseas players had shown their interest in playing in the league.[2] On 9 August 2020, names of the teams were revealed.[3] However, on 11 August 2020, SLC confirmed that the first edition of the tournament had been postponed until at least the middle of November 2020.[4] On 2 September 2020, a revised schedule was issued, with the tournament expected to run from 14 November to 6 December 2020.[5]
Squads
| Colombo Lions | Dambulla Hawks | Galle Gladiators | Jaffna Cobras | Kandy Tuskers |
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References
- ^ a b "Lanka Premier League to start on August 28". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League: Irfan Pathan in pool of 70 foreign players for draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "LPL T20 : 5 team names proposed". Newswire. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League postponed until mid-November". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League rescheduled with expectations of reduced quarantine period". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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