Aug
10, Colombo: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League which will
be played from August 11 - August 31, 2012 in Sri Lanka will be broadcasted
live in 80 countries.
The
tournament named Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League (Mahindra SLPL) which will
be kicked off this evening with a grand ceremony at the Sugathadasa Indoor
Stadium featuring international music groups, international cricket sensations
and cultural dances.
The
tournament will be broadcasted live by many network channels including ESPN
STAR SPORTS, Geo Super, CRIC ONE, GTV and Media Net.
ESPN
will broadcast the matches in the UK and Ireland on TV, plus online highlights.
In the US, Latin America and the Caribbean it will be only online.
ESPN
STAR SPORTS will telecast the show in India, while Geo Super will air it in
Pakistan, CRIC ONE in the Middle East, GTV in Bangladesh and Media NET in
Maldives.
Asian
Television Network International has secured rights to air the matches in
Canada. CSN will air the tournament in Sri Lanka.
YouTube
is expected to conduct live streaming of the inaugural edition of the SLPL.
Meanwhile
Sport Solutionz of India won the rights to distribute the global TV Rights for
the Inaugural Mahindra SLPL.
The
tournament features seven provincial teams at two venues: R Premadasa Stadium
in Colombo and the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. All together 24
matches including two semifinals and a final will be played in the three- week
period.
Each
team will be allowed a maximum of six overseas players in their squad and four
in their playing XI.
In
addition to the local cricket stars, including Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar
Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga and Mahela
Jayawardena, international stars Shivnaraine Chanderpaul from West Indies,
Shahid Afridi and Misbah Ul Haq from Pakistan, Tim Southee and Nathan McCullum
from New Zealand, Albie Morkal from South Africa and Dirk Nannes from Australia
will be playing alongside with the locals.
However,
Sri Lanka's former captain Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies' Chris Gayle have
pulled out due to injury.
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