Archive · 1 Aug 2025
LPL 2025 Cricket Tournament to be Held in November-December
The Lanka Premier League (LPL), a big cricket competition in Sri Lanka, is happening again!
The next one is scheduled for late November to December in 2025.
This time, games will be played in three cities: Colombo, Pallekele, and Dambulla.
The league is being held during these months to help Sri Lanka prepare for the T20 World Cup in 2026.
They are also making the cricket pitches better for batting so players can practice well.
There were some changes with team owners, with two teams having their contracts cancelled.
It's all to make the tournament a success!
The 2025 Lanka Premier League (LPL) will run from November 27 to December 23.
Matches will be held in Colombo, Pallekele, and Dambulla.
The LPL is shifting to a November-December window to align with the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka Cricket terminated contracts with two franchises due to contractual issues.
Efforts are being made to create more batting-friendly pitches for the upcoming tournament.
- Who
- The Lanka Premier League and Sri Lanka Cricket.
- What
- The 2025 edition of the Lanka Premier League.
- When
- November 27 to December 23, 2025.
- Where
- Colombo, Pallekele, and Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- To align with the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and develop batting-friendly pitches.
Stakeholders
Players
Pitch Conditions
Stakeholders
Desire to provide more batting-friendly pitches.
Players
Existing conditions need review.
- Tournament Name
- Lanka Premier League (LPL)
- Start Date
- November 27, 2025
- End Date
- December 23, 2025
- Venues
- Colombo, Pallekele, Dambulla
- Reason for Schedule Change
- To align with the 2026 T20 World Cup
- Pitch Development
- Focus on batting-friendly conditions