The Lanka Premier League is a professional twenty20 cricket league in Sri Lanka played by five teams from various Sri Lankan cities. This is the fourth attempt of having a franchise/club-based domestic league for T20 cricket in Sri Lanka.
The Twenty20 Tournament was the first T20 tournament in the country which ran for seven seasons. It was later revived, with the last edition being held in 2017-18. Inter-Provincial Twenty20 was the next version which ran for multiple seasons before being replaced. It was also revived, with the last edition being held in 2016.
The Sri Lanka Premier League was intended to be the country’s premier twenty20 league when it replaced the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 competition. Its first season was held in 2012. The 2013 and 2014 seasons were cancelled due to lack of sponsorship and organizational problems.
This will be the inaugural edition of the tournament scheduled to take place from 26 November to 16 December 2020. It was originally scheduled to start in August but was rescheduled several times due to the pandemic restrictions. Although the original plan was to hold the matches in Pallekele, Dambulla and Hambantota, now it will be played entirely in Hambantota in view of the players’ safety and health protocols introduced because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The player draft was conducted on 19 October 2020 and included many local and overseas stars of T20 cricket.
Each team plays with each other twice in a round-robin format in the group stage. Top four teams qualify for the knockout round, which is a direct knockout format.
Colombo
Captain A Matthews
Home Ground R Premadasa Stadium
Batsman A Priyanjan, K Sadiq, L Udara, L Evans, D Bell-Drummond, N Paranavithana
All roundersA Matthews, I Udana, M Gony, T De Silva, T Ratnayake, H Ramanayake, A Russell
Wicket KeepersD Chandimal
Bowlers D Chameera, A Aponso, J Vandersay, T Kaushal, Q Ahmed, K Perera
Dambulla
Captain D Shanaka
Home GroundDambulla International Stadium
Batsman O Fernando, U Tharanga, A Perera, P Tharanga, A Bandara, K Nadeeshan
All roundersD Shanaka, L Madushanka, S Patel, P Stirling, R Mendis
Wicket KeepersN Dickwella, J Charles
Bowlers L Kumara, K Rajitha, S Tyagi, D Madushanka, S Colomboge
Galle
Captain S Afridi
Home Ground Galle International Stadium
Batsman D Gunathilaka, B Rajapaksa, H Zazai, A Ali, S Arachchige
All rounders S Jayasuriya, M Siriwardana, A Dananjaya, S Afridi, D Lakshan, D Tillakaratne
Wicket Keepers C Walton, A Khan
Bowlers L Sandakan, A Fernando, M Amir, M Shiraz, N Thusara
Jaffna
Captain T Perera
Home Ground None
BatsmanA Fernando, N Fernando, T Dinoshan, K Kabilraj
All rounders T Perera, D de Silva, W Hasaranga, S Malik, C Asalanka
Wicket Keepers M Bhanuka, T Morres
Bowlers S Lakmal, B Fernando, U Shinwari, K Abbott, D Oliver, M Theekshana
Kandy
Captain M Lanning
Home Ground Citi Power Centre
BatsmanM du Preez, M Lanning, N Sciver, E Villani
All rounders S Day, T Flintoff, E Osborne, A Sutherland
Wicket Keepers N Faltum
Bowlers K Brunt, H Ferling, A King, R Mair, B Devchand
| Sr. No. | Match | Date | Time | Location/Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo vs. Kandy | 26th Nov 2020 | 7:30 PM | Hambantota |
| 2 | Jaffna vs. Galle | 27th Nov 2020 | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal |
| 3 | Dambulla vs. Kandy | 28th Nov 2020 | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal |
| 4 | Galle vs. Colombo | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal | |
| 5 | Dambulla vs. JaffnaT | 30th Nov 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 6 | Galle vs. Kandy | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal | |
| 7 | Colombo vs. Dambulla | 1st Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 8 | Jaffna vs. Kandy | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal | |
| 9 | Galle vs. Jaffna | 3rd Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 10 | Kandy vs. Dambulla | 7:30 PM | Hambantotal | |
| 11 | Colombo vs. Jaffna | 4th Dec 2020 | 7.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 12 | Dambulla vs. Galle | 5th Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 13 | Kandy vs. Colombo | 7.30 PM | Hambantota | |
| 14 | Colombo vs. Galle | 7th Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 15 | Jaffna vs. Dambulla | 7.30 PM | Hambantota | |
| 16 | Kandy vs. Jaffna | 9th Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 17 | Galle vs. Dambulla | 7.30 PM | Hambantota | |
| 18 | Jaffna vs. Colombo | 10th Dec 2020 | 3.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 19 | Kandy vs. Galle | 7.30 PM | Hambantota | |
| 20 | Dambulla vs. Colombo | 11th Dec 2020 | 7.30 PM | Hambantota |
| Knockout | ||||
| 21 | Semi-final - 1 | 13th Dec 2020 | 7.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 22 | Semi-final - 2 | 7th November 2020 | 7.30 PM | Hambantota |
| 23 | Final | 16th Dec 2020 | 7.30 PM | Hambantota |
Former captain D Chandimal, captain A Matthews and Afghanistan’s spinner Q Ahmed are the ones to watch out for in this team.
Captain D Shanaka and N Dickwella, P Stirling of Ireland will hold the key to how the Viiking perform in the tournament.
All eyes will be on batsman D Gunathilaka, captain S Afridi and Pakistan’s speedster M Amir for the Gladiators.
Batsman A Fernando, captain T Perera and dynamic all-rounder D de Silva are the important players for the Stallions.
Captain K Perera, batsman K Mendis and Zimbabwe’s B Taylor will be key players for the Tuskers in this tournament.
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