{"id":6054,"date":"2024-05-23T12:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=6054"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:29:37","slug":"lanka-premier-league-confirms-season-5-will-go-ahead-as-scheduled-slc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/lanka-premier-league-confirms-season-5-will-go-ahead-as-scheduled-slc\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanka Premier League confirms Season 5 will go ahead as scheduled (SLC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) wishes to clarify that notwithstanding the recent events surrounding the arrest of a co-owner of the Dambulla franchise, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Season 5 will proceed as scheduled. 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