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Sri Lanka delays Twenty20 cricket league over virus
COLOMBO, Nov 6, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka delayed the Lanka Premier League
cricket tournament on Friday for a third time and cut the number of venues to
one from three as coronavirus infections surge.
The start of the 23-match league, which will feature Chris Gayle, Faf du
Plessis, Shahid Afridi and Carlos Brathwaite, was put back six days to
November 27, the cricket board said.
A statement said all the games will now be behind closed doors in the
southern town of Hambantota with the final on December 17.
The league was originally scheduled for August but was moved to November
14 and then November 21 because of the pandemic.
Sri Lankan officials said health authorities have agreed to a shorter
seven-day quarantine for players, but insist on 14 days of isolation for
support staff.
Bangladesh called off a Sri Lanka tour last month because of the
quarantine restrictions.
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