Sri Lanka Premier League

The Sri Lanka Premier League was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. The 2012 season was played in Colombo and Kandy from 11 to 31 August 2012. The 2013 and 2014 seasons were cancelled due to organizational problems and lack of sponsorship. A new competition was later created and ran first season in 2020.

About Sri Lanka Premier League in brief

The Sri Lanka Premier League was a Twenty20 cricket competition in Sri Lanka. It was intended to be the premier Twenty20 league in the country, held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. After the 2011 season was postponed, its first season was held in 2012. The 2013 and 2014 seasons were cancelled due to organizational problems and lack of sponsorship. The 2014 Super 4’s T20 replaced the tournament. A new competition was later created and ran first season in 2020. It is modelled on the Indian Premier League. Seven teams were allocated, each representing a province. The 2012 season was played in Colombo and Kandy from 11 to 31 August 2012. Out of the 24 matches scheduled, 23 took place and one was rained off.

Uva Next beat Nagenahira Nagas to become champions. The second season was set to begin in 2013 but was cancelled after the franchises breached payment deadlines. The third season was also cancelled, with the announcement in February 2014, citing lack of meaningful sponsorship for the league. In June 2012, the seven provincial teams were changed to seven franchises, owned by private backers like the IPL and BPL. SLC chairman Upali Dharmadasa announced in July 2012 the SLPL planned to expand with the addition of two more teams in 2013, with all nine Sri Lankan provinces represented in the league, with two more franchises in other regions.

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