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Sri Lanka Premier League to begin on August 10, 2013

The second edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League is ready to kick off as scheduled, sports ministry announced.


The ministry spokesman Harsha B Abeykoon said, "The ministry of sports wishes to confirm that Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) on the scheduled dates, from August 10 to September 07, 2013.

"At no stage have the Franchises refused or stated their inability to participate in the forthcoming SLPL 2013. The request made by the Franchises has been referred to the Attorney-General's Department for an opinion based on the existing contracts."

"We have a problem this year. The franchise owners are pulling out," sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage was quoted as saying in the local Sunday press.

In 2011, There was a first edition of the SLPL, which was aborted as the BCCI failed to release Indian players.

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