Sri Lanka’s cricket board Tuesday indefinitely postponed the brand new premier league event scheduled for later this month as well being authorities insisted on a two-week quarantine for overseas gamers. Sri Lanka Cricket had introduced final month that it hoped to renew top-level cricket with the Lanka Premier League (LPL) from August 28 with the participation of 70 worldwide gamers. “We requested for a three-day quarantine interval, however the well being authorities insisted on 14 days,” a cricket official informed AFP. “Underneath these restrictions, it’s not possible to carry the event this month.”
The native board proposed 23 matches from August 28 to September 20. The matches have been to be performed at 4 worldwide venues on the island.
The profitable Indian Premier League (IPL) is because of begin within the United Arab Emirates from September 19.
Sri Lanka Cricket had not named any of the overseas stars who it stated had agreed to play within the LPL.
All these coming into the island are at the moment required to quarantine for 2 weeks at state-managed centres adopted by one other two weeks of self-quarantine.
The federal government had introduced the reopening of the nation’s worldwide airports to overseas vacationers from August 1, however it was since indefinitely postponed amid fears of a second wave of infections.
Sri Lanka has reported over 2,875 infections with at the least 11 virus deaths, in line with official figures.
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The England crew abruptly pulled out of their two-match Take a look at collection towards Sri Lanka on March 13 because the pandemic unfold.
Since then, South Africa and Bangladesh have cancelled their scheduled excursions of Sri Lanka.
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