The inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2020) has faced many big blows due to the several cancelations following the pandemic. Later, the auctioned players started refraining themselves for some reasons which include the names of Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, etc.
As of now, Galle Gladiators’ Shahid Afridi has bid a temporary farewell to the T20 league. He tweeted that he urgently has to leave for some personal issues and is hopeful of joining the team as soon as his matter gets resolved.
Also, earlier, he was a bit late to reach the island country missing his flight. The circulation of news is speculating Afridi’s young daughter’s illness as the reason to quit in midways
Afridi leaves LPL 2020 midway for personal reasons
“Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home. I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled. All the best,” he wrote.
Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home. I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled. All the best.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) December 2, 2020
However, his team, Gladiators is still struggling in the LPL 2020 and is looking ahead to their maiden win. Afridi, who was captaining the team, is now replaced by Bhanuka Rajapaksa who was originally the deputy of the team.
Bhanuka is all set to lead the team in Afridi’s absence. Here is the remaining schedule of LPL 2020:
| December 3 | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 3 | Dambulla Lions vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 4 | Colombo Kings vs Jaffna Stallions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 5 | Dambulla Lions vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 5 | Kandy Tuskers vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 7 | Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 7 | Jaffna Stallions vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 9 | Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 9 | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 10 | Jaffna Stallions vs Colombo Kings | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 10 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 11 | Dambulla Lions vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 13 | Semifinal 1 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 14 | Semifinal 2 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 16 | FINAL | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
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