The Lanka Premier League 2021 will commence on the 05th December 2021 at the RPICS, Colombo, with the inaugural game scheduled to be played between Galle and Jaffna starting at 07.30 PM.
The first round of the tournament, which will consist of 20 games will be played at the RPICS, Colombo before it moves into MRICS, Hambantota to proceed with the final round games.
The finals of the League will be played on the 23rd December 2021 at the MRICS, Hambantota, whilst this year’s tournament has 24th December, as a ‘Reserve Day’ dedicated for the finals.
The Lanka Premier League 2021 which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic tournament, with an international flavor, will consist of 24 games and will see the participation of topmost domestic and international cricketers.
The Final Round Games will see the top two teams in the points table playing the qualifier 1, whilst the 3rd and 4th placed teams on the table playing in the ‘eliminator.’
The winner of ‘qualifier 1’ will directly go into the finals, whilst the loser of the ‘qualifier 1’ will play against the winner of the ‘eliminator’ in the ‘qualifier 2’, and the winner of that game will go into the finals.
The Schedule is Given Below
| LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE 2021 – MATCH SCHEDULE | |||||
| Date | 3.00 pm (Day Match) | 7.30 pm (Night Match) | VENUE | ||
| December 3, 2021 | Practice | ||||
| December 4, 2021 | Practice | ||||
| December 5, 2021 | OPENING CEREMONY | Galle | Jaffna | RPICS | |
| December 6, 2021 | Dambulla | Kandy | Colombo | Galle | RPICS |
| December 7, 2021 | Jaffna | Dambulla | Kandy | Galle | RPICS |
| December 8, 2021 | Colombo | Dambulla | Kandy | Jaffna | RPICS |
| December 9, 2021 | Rest & Practice | ||||
| December 10, 2021 | Dambulla | Galle | Jaffna | Colombo | RPICS |
| December 11, 2021 | Galle | Kandy | Colombo | Dambulla | RPICS |
| December 12, 2021 | Jaffna | Kandy | Galle | Colombo | RPICS |
| December 13, 2021 | Galle | Dambulla | RPICS | ||
| December 14, 2021 | Kandy | Colombo | Dambulla | Jaffna | RPICS |
| December 15, 2021 | Rest & Practice | ||||
| December 16, 2021 | Colombo | Jaffna | Kandy | Dambulla | RPICS |
| December 17, 2021 | Jaffna | Galle | Colombo | Kandy | RPICS |
| December 18, 2021 | Travel to Hambantota | ||||
| December 19, 2021 | Rest & Practice | ||||
| December 20, 2021 | Eliminator (3 vs 4) | Qualifier 1 (1 vs 2) | MRICS | ||
| December 21, 2021 | Qualifier 2 (looser QF1 vs won E ) | MRICS | |||
| December 22, 2021 | Rest & Practice | ||||
| December 23, 2021 | Final | MRICS | |||
| December 24, 2021 | Final (Reserve Day) | MRICS | |||
RPICS = R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
MRICS = Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
