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COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday revealed the revised schedule of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), which was originally slated to commence in November 2025.
Two months earlier, LPL was postponed in a bid to prepare for the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March.
“Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to announce that the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2025 will not be held this year as originally planned.
The decision was taken after careful consideration of the broader requirement of preparing well in advance for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India during February – March 2026,” the board had said in a statement in October.
However, the new development has confirmed the Premier League schedule, with the five-team tournament to be played in July.
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League will be held from 8th July to 8th August 2026,” the SLC said in a statement.
“The new dates for the sixth edition were finalised following the postponement of the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held in December 2025,” the statement added.
The board further emphasized venue preparation for the mega event and confirmed the tournament’s mid-year timeline.
“The postponement was made considering the broader requirement of preparing the ‘Host Venues’ well in advance for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India during February–March 2026.
With this decision, the five-team tournament—Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 competition—will return to a mid-year window, as in several previous editions,” the board statement read.
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