[4] In June 2021, Charith Senanayake was appointed as the chairman of the LPL Technical Committee for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
[5][6] In the same month, SLC agreed the termination of the Colombo Kings and the Dambulla Viiking teams due to financial issues.
[9] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be held between 30 July and 22 August 2021.
[10][11] On 9 July 2021, the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 19 November to 12 December 2021,[12] due to unavailability of overseas players.
[17] On 23 December 2021, Jaffna Kings beat Galle Gladiators by 23 runs in the final, to win their second successive LPL title.