Sri Lanka Premier League schedule announced, clash with CPL puts 4 players in a fix

Cricket action is set to resume in Sri Lanka with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) making anuncement of inaugural edition of its highly ambitious project,  Sri Lanka Premier League. Sri Lanka Premier League will be held from August 28 to September 20, 2020. But  tournament is set to clash with Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2020), which is set to start next month in Trinid. According to a report in InsideSport, Sri Lanka cricketers Dasun Shanaka, Avishka Fernando, Wanidu Hasaranga and Bhanuka Rajapaksa were among players who h requested cricket board for Cs to play in CPL 2020.

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About Sri Lanka Premier League

Sri Lanka Premier League will feature five teams, named after cities of Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Dambulla and Jaffna. According to board, tournament will witness 70 international players and 10 high-profile coaches who have confirmed ir availability.

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In tournament, each franchise will be allowed to pick a maximum of six foreign players in squ with only four in final eleven. Sri Lanka Premier League matches will be played at Premasa International Cricket Stium, Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stium, Pallekele International Cricket Stium and Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stium.  SLC, which h earlier planned to hold league in 2018, was earlier optimistic of conducting event from August 8 to 22, pending government’s decision to open country’s border for foreign arrivals.

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About CPL 2020

CPL 2020 will begin on August 18 with final scheduled for September 10. tournament will see six teams play 33 matches in two venues - Brian Lara Cricket Acemy in Tarouba and Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. semi-finals and final will be played at Brian Lara Cricket Acemy.  decision to organise CPL 2020 this year was me by Cricket West Indies after y received approval of local government.

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About CPL schedule 

Coming to CPL schedule, first match of CPL 2020 will be between last year's runners-up Guyana Amazon Warriors and hosts Trinbago Knight Riders while defending champions Barbos Tridents will start ir campaign in second match of CPL 2020 season against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.

CPL 2020 tournament will be played behind closed doors and all matches (except final) are double-heers with start timings of 7:30 PM IST and 3:00 AM IST for viewers in India.  CPL schedule has been me in a way that West Indies cricketers can make mselves available in time for IPL 2020.

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