2023 Lanka Premier League

The 2023 Lanka Premier League will be the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[1] It is scheduled to take place from 31 July to 22 August 2023.[2] The tournament will be played by five teams in three international venues.[3] The league will be organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket.[4] Jaffna Kings are the defending champions.[5]

2023 Lanka Premier League
Dates31 July – 22 August 2023
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)Sri Lanka
Participants5
Matches24
Official websitelplt20sl.com

Competition format

Each team can include maximum six international players in their squad. The five teams will play each other twice in the round-robin stage. Among them, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs.[6]

Venues

R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues.[7]

Colombo Kandy
R. Premadasa Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 35,000
2023 Lanka Premier League is located in Sri Lanka
Colombo
Colombo
Kandy
Kandy

References
  1. "Fourth Edition Of Lanka Premier League To Start From July 31 Onwards". SportsBuzz. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "Lanka Premier League to be played from July 31 to August 22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. "LPL 2023: SLC confirms LPL to take place in 3 Venues". InsideSport. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "Sri Lanka Cricket to Hold the 4th Edition of the LPL in July and August". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. "Jaffna Kings champions of LPL 2022". The Island. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. "World-Class Cricketers Set Sights on LPL 2023: Sri Lanka's T20 Tournament Sparkles!". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. World-Class Cricketers Set Sights on LPL 2023: Sri Lanka’s T20 Tournament Sparkles! Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2023
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