The Lanka Premier League 2022 has got its new start date and schedule as it has been postponed to the month of December
It was scheduled to be played in August but due to the ongoing Financial crises in the country. The good news for the fans is that the Lanka Premier league is now to be played in December.
Lanka Premier League 2022 New Schedule, Start Date And Venue After Being Postponed Due To Crisis In Sri Lanka
Why did the Lanka premier league got postponed?
The postponed Lanka Premier League, initially scheduled to take place this month, will now be played from December 6-23
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 9, 2022
The 3rd edition of the Sri Lankan T20 league was scheduled to be played in August. Because of the economic dysfunction in the country, the board wasn’t able to get the fund to organize the event. Sri Lankan also had the hosting rights of the Asia Cup 2022 but due to the political turmoil and protests, the ACC(Asia Cricket Council) took the rights away from them. Asia cup is now scheduled to be played in the United Arab Emirates later this month.
The information about the Player draft is yet to be announced
The tournament will have a player re-draft in which foreign players will be drafted. In the window of December, most of the international players will not be available due to the packed international schedule. Sri Lankan cricket needs to ponder a lot about the availability of international players.
Sri Lankan, itself will be having an ODI series against India away from home in the December-January window. The availability of certain players will be a thing to keep in mind by the Sri Lankan cricket board.
Lankan premier league will kick off on the 6th of December
The tournament organizer Samantha Dodanwela announced that the tournament will begin on the 6th of December. Dodanwela also said that the ongoing SLC Invitational T20 tournament will help a lot in finalizing the core team for the World cup.
Lanka Premier league stats
The tournament was first played in 2020 and was won by Jaffna Kings. After the success of the first season, Sri Lankan cricket decided to organize another edition of the league. Jaffna Kings won the title the next year too.
Wanindu Hasarnaga is the highest wicket-taker of the Lanka Premier league with 28 scalps on his name.
Danushka Gunathilaka is the highest run-getter with 702 runs.
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