Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024: Schedule, Teams, Live Streaming, Squads And More
B-love Kandy are the defending champions of the Lanka Premier League after beating Dambulla Aura (now Dambulla Sixers) by five wickets in the LPL 2023 final in Colombo.
LPL 2024: The Lanka Premier League, organised under the guidance of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), is being modelled around the blockbuster Indian Premier League (IPL). This will be the 5th edition of the Lanka Premier League after the inaugural one which took place in 2020.
Like previous years, the league will be contested by teams representing five Sri Lankan cities. B-Love Kandy are the defending champions.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla's Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo are the three venues that will host all LPL 2024 matches.
Here's all you need to know about the 5th season of the Lanka Premier League.
LPL 2024 Teams
Here are the five teams participating in the 2024 edition of the Lanka Premier League.
B-Love Kandy
Dambulla Sixers
Galle Marvels
Jaffna Kings
Colombo Strikers
LPL 2024: Match Date And Timings
The 2024 Lanka Premier League will begin on Monday, July 1 and the final will be held on Sunday, July 21.
The afternoon matches will begin at 3 PM IST whereas starting time for evening matches will be 7:30 PM IST.
The tournament will consist of 24 matches including two qualifiers, one eliminator and a final.
A total of five teams will play in the 2024 edition of the Lanka Premier League, these teams will compete in a round-robin format and then move forward to the knockout stages of the tournament.
LPL 2024 Full Schedule
*All timings are in Indian Standard Time
LPL 2024 Squads
Here are the full squad details of the five teams participating in the Lanka Premier League.
B-Love Kandy Squad
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmanta Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Harris, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammad Hasnain, Pawan Rathnayake, Chamath Gomez, Chaturnaga De Silva, Kavindu Pathiratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Ali, Kasun Rajitha.
Dambulla Sixers Squad
Kusal Perera, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dilshan Madhushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dhananjaya, Danushka Gunalathika, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Lahiru Madushanka, Sonal Dinusha, Reeza Hendricks, Mark Chapman, Sachitha Jayatilake, Towhid Hridoy, Nimesh Vimukhti, Mohammad Nabi, Asanka Manoj, Chamindu Wickramasinghe.
Galle Marvels Squad
Niroshan Dickwella, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Lasith Croospulle, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Siefert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorious, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Sadisha Rajapaksha, Mohamed Shiraz, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Jaffna Kings Squad
Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Rossouw, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pramod Madhushan, Jason Behrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarkoon, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Wanuja Sahan, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasm, Pathun Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Theesan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka.
Colombo Strikers Squad
Thisara Perrera, Chamika Karunaratne, Nipun Dhananjaya, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Binura Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammad Waseem, Allah Ghazanfar.
Where to watch Lanka Premier League 2024 live in India
Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels in India. Live streaming of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 will be available on the Fancode app and website.
Previous Lanka Premier League Winners
Here are the winners of LPL on the past four occasions
LPL 2023 Champions: B-Love Kandy
LPL 2022 Champions: Jaffna Kings
LPL 2021 Champions: Jaffna Kings
LPL 2020 Champions: Jaffna Stallions
The Lanka Premier League 2024 has also introduced an exciting new feature called 'Power Blast Over' that will provide each team with a two-over power play during the 16th and 17th overs of their innings. During the ‘Power Blast Overs’, only four fielders will be allowed outside the circle. On May 26, 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board had also announced Michael Clarke as the brand ambassador for the LPL 2024 season.
