Sri Lanka Cricket announces complete schedule of Lanka Premier League 2023

  LPL (Source: Twitter)

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the much-awaited Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 schedule on Sunday, June 18. The fourth edition of the T20 tournament will kick off on July 30 at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, with defending champions Jaffna Kings taking on Colombo Strikers. Five teams will play 24 matches, including the final, which is scheduled for August 20.

The five teams competing in the 2023 season are the Jaffna Kings, Colombo Strikers, B-Love Kandy, Dambulla Aura, and Galle Titans. The initial matches of the LPL 2023 will be played in Colombo, and the remaining group fixtures will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. The knockout matches will again be played in Colombo. The SLC has also set a reserve day (August 21) for the summit clash in case the rain plays spoilsport.

The LPL 2023 follows a double round-robin format in which the five teams take on each other twice before the playoffs. The business end of the tournament is similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL), where the top two placed teams play in Qualifier 1, while the third and fourth-placed teams play in the Eliminator match, in which the winner faces the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2.

Here's the complete schedule of the Lanka Premier League 2023:

Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers: Sunday, July 30, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Galle Titans vs Dambulla Aura: Monday, July 31, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 3.00 pm

B-Love Kandy vs Colombo Strikers: Monday, July 31, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings: Tuesday, August 01, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 3.00 pm

Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy: Tuesday, August 01, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans: Friday, August 04, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 3.00 pm

Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings: Friday, August 04, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 7.30 pm

Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy: Saturday, August 05, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 3.00 pm

Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers: Saturday, August 05, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 7.30 pm

B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura: Monday, August 07, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 3.00 pm

Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings: Monday, August 07, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 7.30 pm

Colombo Strikers vs Dambulla Aura: Tuesday, August 08, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 3.00 pm

B-Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings: Tuesday, August 08, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, 7.30 pm

Dambulla Aura vs Galle Titans: Friday, August 11, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Jaffna Kings vs B-Love Kandy: Saturday, August 12, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 3.00 pm

Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers: Saturday, August 12, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Jaffna Kings vs Galle Titans: Sunday, August 13, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 3.00 pm

Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy: Sunday, August 13, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura: Monday, August 14, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans: Tuesday, August 15, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Qualifier 1 (1 vs 2): Thursday, August 17, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 3.30 pm

Eliminator (3 vs 4): Thursday, August 17, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Qualifier 2 (loser QF1 vs winner El): Saturday, August 19, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Final: Sunday, August 20, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm

Reserve Day: Monday, August 21, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, 7.30 pm