COLOMBO: The postponed Lanka Premier League (LPL) will now be held from December 6 to 23, the organisers have announced.
The Twenty20 League, which was originally slated to be played from August 1 to 21, had been suspended last month due to the economic and political crisis engulfing the Emerald Isles.
“It’s my pleasure to announce that the LPL will be held from 6th to 23rd December,” LPL tournament organiser Samantha Dodanwela was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. The league’s promoters, IPG, also confirmed the news on Twitter.
Despite the economic crisis and political unrest, Sri Lanka had successfully hosted Australia for a month-long series in July. However, the Asia Cup, to be played from August 27 to September 11 in the island nation, was shifted out to the UAE.
A decision on the re-draft is yet to be taken. As per ESPNcricinfo, the tournament organisers are deciding between two options: either holding a fresh draft, or going ahead with as many of the available players as possible with only the slots taken up by any unavailable foreign players being re-drafted.
