2020 Lanka Premier League
The 2020 Lanka Premier League also known as My11Circle LPL T20, for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. Five teams based on various Sri Lankan cities played a total of 23 matches. It was originally scheduled to start in August but was rescheduled several times due to restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Dates | 26 November – 16 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Jaffna Stallions (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Galle Gladiators |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions) |
| Most runs | Danushka Gunathilaka (Galle Gladiators) (476) |
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions) (17) |
| Official website | lplt20sl |
On 5 November, the tournament was given the green light to go ahead, with all the matches being played at the MRIC Stadium in Hambantota, from 26 November to 16 December 2020. The opening ceremony took place before the first match. In November 2020, Indian fantasy cricket league platform My11Circle was named the title sponsor with a bid of Rs 150M (15 crore) for the tournament.
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs against Galle Gladiators in the final and became the inaugural Champions of LPL.