The 2021 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is ready to start on December 5 at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. The tournament opener will be a repeat of the previous season’s final wherever the Jaffna Stallions will locked horns with the Galle Gladiators.
A total number of 24 matches will be played in the 2021 sessions of the Lanka Premier League(LPL), along with the final. Colombo will host all Starting 20 games of LPL 2021 just before the fight shifts to the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota(Sri Lanka).
The final of the LPL is slated to occur on December 23 while the organizers have kept December 24 as the alternate day. The organizers said in a report:
“The finals of the League will be played on December 23, 2021, at the MRICS, Hambantota, whilst this year’s tournament has 24th December, as a ‘Reserve Day’ dedicated for the finals.”
Some of the most important international stars, including a pair of former Indian cricketers, are required to participate in the year’s session of the Lanka Premier League. The Jaffna Stallions are the defending player in the 2021 edition of the tournament.
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The 2nd edition of the LPL will see the top 2-teams play each other in the 1st Qualifier after the group stages. However, the teams finishing 3rd and 4th will lock horns in the Eliminator.
The winner of the 1st Qualifier will directly progress through to the final while the defeated team will play against the winner of the Eliminator for the 2nd berth in the title decider.
Here is You can see the full schedule for the 2021 LPL:
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