Sri Lanka’s cricket board will public sale some 150 gamers subsequent month, together with worldwide stars, for the 5 groups that may make up the virus-delayed premier league, officers mentioned Friday. The 23-match Lanka Premier League (LPL), originally due in August, will now be performed from November 14 to December 6, with matches in Dambulla, Kandy and Hambantota.
“The participant public sale of the LPL can be held on October 1,” the board mentioned in an announcement.
5 groups named after the Sri Lankan cities of Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Dambulla and Jaffna, will participate.
Sri Lanka Cricket mentioned 30 foreigners together with Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy, Darren Bravo, Shahid Afridi and Shakib Al Hasan will play within the event.
“Every franchise should buy as much as six worldwide gamers,” the board mentioned.
The 5 groups will encompass 30 worldwide cricketers and 65 native gamers.
The LPL was as a result of begin on August 28 however was postponed after well being authorities insisted on prolonged quarantines for international gamers.
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Worldwide cricket got here to a halt in Sri Lanka on March 13. The visiting England staff pulled out on the second day of a observe match forward of their two-Check collection because the coronavirus pandemic unfold.
Since then, South Africa and Bangladesh have cancelled scheduled excursions of Sri Lanka.
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