Colombo, May 18 -- The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 will officially get underway on July 17 with a repeat of the 2024 final, the last edition of the tournament, featuring defending champions Jaffna Kings against 2024 runners-up Galle Marvels.

The opening clash will be played under lights at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, a venue that staged its maiden T20 International during this year's T20 World Cup, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm local time, the match will be preceded by an official opening ceremony to mark the start of the 2026 season.

The finalised tournament schedule will see the competition run from July 17 to August 8. Earlier, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had announced that the tournament would ...