Lanka Premier League launches official song ‘Ekwa Jayagamu’ for 2021 season

Sri
Lanka’s
premier
connectivity
provider,
Dialog
Axiata
PLC,
has
also
come
forth
to
power
the
2021
edition
of
the
Lanka
Premier
League
(LPL)
as
the
official
Telecommunication
Partner
for
the
tournament.

LPL
2021
Player
Draft:
Full
Squad
list
after
draft;
Gayle,
Tahir,
Du
Plessis
get
big
money

LPL
is
a
world-class
cricket
tournament
set
to
feature
the
best
in
talent
from
across
the
world
and
also
acts
as
a
proving
ground
for
Sri
Lanka’s
budding
cricketers,
providing
them
with
the
chance
to
display
their
skill
and
showcase
the
wide
array
of
local
talent,
setting
them
on
the
path
to
featuring
for
the
national
team.

“Ekwa
Jayagamu”
the
theme
song
for
the
tournament,
features
a
number
of
Sri
Lanka’s
most
famous
pop-stars,
which
includes
‘Bathiya
and
Santhush’,
to
Yohani,
Sanka,
Sajitha,
Umaria
and
ADK.

Lanka
Premier
League
2021:
Full
Schedule,
Live
Telecast,
Live
Streaming,
IST
Time
Details

The
tourney
will
commence
on
December
5th
2021,
while
the
grand
finale
will
be
played
at
the
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
International
Cricket
Stadium,
Sooriyaweva,
Hambanthota
on
December
23,
2021.

The
five
franchise
teams,
Colombo
Stars,
Dambulla
Giants,
Galle
Gladiators,
Jaffna
Kings
and
Kandy
Warriors
will
battle
it
out
on
24
league
and
knockout
matches
in
the
2021
tourney.

In
the
inaugural
LPL
in
2020,
Jaffna
Stallions,
skippered
by
the
experienced
Thisara
Perera,
defeated
the
Galle
Gladiators
to
clinch
the
coveted
title.

Commenting
on
the
launch
of
the
LPL,
Minister
of
Youth
and
Sports,
Namal
Rajapaksa,
stated,
“Developing
our
young
cricketers
is
a
top
priority
for
Sri
Lanka,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
upcoming
Lanka
Premier
League
as
an
avenue
to
accelerate
their
development.
I
am
thankful
to
Dialog
Axiata
for
hosting
the
launch
event,
and
also
look
forward
to
a
tournament
that
is
sure
to
be
filled
with
memorable
matches”.

Speaking
at
the
launch
event,
Mohan
De
Silva,
Secretary
of
Sri
Lanka
Cricket
said,
“High-calibre
tournaments
such
as
the
LPL
act
as
an
incubator
for
SLC
to
identify
and
nurture
players
who
will
one
day
represent
the
national
team
and
bring
glory
to
the
country
at
the
international
level.
Budding
players
get
much-needed
exposure
playing
with
and
against
foreign
players
which
will
shorten
their
learning
curve.
I
wish
the
LPL
the
very
best
for
a
successful
tourney.”

Anil
Mohan
–
Founder
&
CEO
of
The
IPG
Group
commented
“The
Lanka
Premier
League
official
song
shows
the
essence
of
the
competition.
The
brilliant
line-up
of
artists
have
produced
a
fantastic
song
and
we
hope
that
the
cricket
fans
around
the
world
will
enjoy
the
song
and
also
get
attracted
to
the
league.”

Source:
Media
Release