- The third edition of LPL will begin on July 31.
- Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka is a huge success.
- LPL Draft was held on July 5.
The third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will begin on July 31 and will conclude on August 21, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced.
It will be a 5-team tournament that will be staged in Colombo and Hambantota.
After the success of the ongoing Australia tour despite the political upheaval, the board has planned its best domestic T20 event.
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The 2022 LPL Draft was held on July 5 and featured a total of 353 players, including 173 Sri Lankan First Class, International, and Ex-International players and 180 foreign players.
Take a look at who was drafted by which team.
| Player Category | Colombo Stars | Dambulla Giants | Galle Gladiators | Kandy Falcons | Jaffna Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International RUBY – Pre Draft/ 60000USD |
Dwaine Pretorius | D’Archy Short | Imad Wasim | Carlos Brathwaite | Evin Lewis |
| Sri Lankan RUBY – Pre Draft/ 60000USD |
Angelo Mathews | Dasun Shanaka | Danushka Gunathilaka | Wanindu Hasaranga | Thisara Perera |
| International SAPPHIRE – Pre Draft/ 50000USD |
Asif Ali | Ben Cutting | Faheem Asraf | Fabian Allen | Hardus Viljoen |
| Sri Lankan SAPPHIRE – Pre Draft/ 50000USD |
Charith Asalanka | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Dushmantha Chameera | Chamika Karunaratne | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| International DIAMOND ‘A‘ – Pre Draft/40000USD |
Dominic Drakes | Sandeep Lamichhane | Janneman Malan | Andre Fletcher | Shoaib Malik |
| International DIAMOND ‘B’ – 25000USD |
Fazalhaq Farooqi | Tim Siefert | Sherfane Rutherford | Dewald Brevis | Shahanawaz Dahani |
| International DIAMOND ‘B’ – 25000USD | Naveen Ul Haq | Haider Ali | Azam Khan | Chris Green | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Sri Lankan DIAMOND ‘A‘ – Pre Draft/40000USD |
Niroshan Dickwella | Chathuranga De Silva | Kusal Mendis | Isuru Udana | Maheesh Theekshana |
| Sri Lankan DIAMOND ‘B’ – 25000USD |
Dinesh Chandimal | Ramesh Mendis | Lakshan Sandakan | Matheesha Pathirana | Binura Fernando |
| Sri Lankan DIAMOND ‘B’ – 25000USD |
Dhananjaya Lakshan | Nuwan Pradeep | Nuwan Thushara | Ashen Bandara | Dunith Wellalage |
| International PLATINUM – 15000USD |
Karim Jannet | Sheldon Cottrell | Safraz Ahamed | Usman Shinwari | Tristan Stubbs |
| Sri Lankan PLATINUM – 15000USD |
Seekkuge Prasanna | Tharindu Rathnayake | Pulina Tharanga | Kamindu Mendis | Praveen Jayawickrama |
| Sri Lankan PLATINUM – 15000USD |
Jeffrey Vandersay | Pramod Madushan | Nuwanindu Fernando | Ashan Priyanjan | Suminda Lakshan |
| Sri Lankan PLATINUM – 15000USD |
Ishan Jayarathne | Lasith Croospulle | Nimesh Vimukthi | Minod Bhanuka | Sadeera Samarawickrama |
| Sri Lankan GOLD – 10000USD |
Muditha Lakshan | Kalana Perera | Movin Subasinhga | Avishka Perera | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Sri Lankan GOLD – 10000USD |
Lakshitha Manasinghe | Dilum Sudeera | Nipun Malinga | Ashain Danial | Nipun Dananjaya |
| Sri Lankan SILVER I – 3000USD |
Kevin Koththigoda | Sachitha Jayathileke | Sachindu Colombage | Malinda Pushpakumara | Vijayakanth Viyaskantha |
| Sri Lankan SILVER II – 3000USD |
Chathuranga Kumara | Dushan Hemantha | Lakshan Gamage | Janith Liyanage | Theesan Vidushan |
| Sri Lankan SILVER III – 3000USD |
Navod Paranavithana | Sasha De Alwis | Tharindu Kaushal | Lasith Abeyrathna | T. Dinoshan |
| Sri Lankan SILVER IV – 3000USD |
Chamod Battage | Ravindu Fernando | Sammu Ashan | Kavin Bandara | Ashan Randika |
