The tournament is slated for an 11-day window between the end of the second Test in South Africa, and the start of a white-ball series in New Zealand in late December
Sri Lanka is set to host its first men's T10 competition between December 12 and 22, according to a board release. SLC has long harboured aspirations of hosting a T10 tournament, though many of the previous plans had revolved around women's cricket.
But with a partner - T Ten Global Sports - now involved, the board is confident it will get a T10 tournament off the ground in December, for the men. For now, the plan is for a draft to take place on November 10, and for six franchises to take part - one more franchise than has played in the five iterations of the Lanka Premier League, which is Sri Lanka's top T20 competition. Overseas players are expected to be involved.