Here's everything you need to know about Lankan Premier League 2022

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League is all set to start on 1^st August 2022. Defending champions and the most successful team in the competition, Jaffna Kings will take on Galle Gladiators in the opening game. The upcoming edition will have 24 matches in total, including 20 first-round games and 4 final-round games.

The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo will host the first 14 matches of the tournament before the actions moves to MRICS, Hambantota, starting on 13th August 2022.

Here’s a look at the complete schedule of the tournament:

Timings:

The day matches will start at 3:00 pm, while the night game will begin at 7:30 PM.

Here’s a look the list of all five teams playing in the competition:

Jaffna –Jaffna Kings

Galle – Galle Gladiators

Colombo – Colombo Stars

Kandy – Kandy Falcons

Dambulla – Dambulla Giants

The T20 franchise tournament in Sri Lanka, the Lanka Premier League held its first season in November 2020. The board successfully conducted the second season in 2021 and is now all set to conduct the third edition from 1st August 2022. As of now, five teams take part in the competition. Jaffna Kings is the most successful team, having won both the editions played so far. It will be interesting to see who takes the title this time around.

LPL 2022 Squads and Players List

Colombo Stars: Angelo Mathews (captain), Seekkuge Prasanna, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Dwaine Pretorius, Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq, Dominic Drakes, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Muditha Lakshan, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Kevin Koththigoda, Chathuranga Kumara, Navod Paranavithana, Chamod Battage.

Dambulla Giants: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Tharindu Ratnayake, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ben Cutting, D'Arcy Short, Sandeep Lamichhane, Chaturanga de Silva, Tim Seifert, Haider Ali, Sheldon Cottrell, Pramod Madushan, Lasith Croospulle, Kalana Perera, Dilum Sudeera, Sachitha Jayathilake, Dushan Hemantha, Sacha De Alwis, Ravindu Fernando.

Galle Gladiators: Kusal Mendis, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pulina Tharanga, Nuwan Thushara, Faheem Ashraf, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Imad Wasim, Janneman Malan, Sherfane Rutherford, Azam Khan, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nimesh Vimukthi, Movin Subasingha, Nipun Malinga, Sachindu Colombage, Lakshan Gamage, Tharindu Kaushal, Shammu Ashan.

Jaffna Kings: Thisara Perera (captain), Shoaib Malik, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ashan Randika, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Hardus Viljoen, Evin Lewis, Shahnawaz Dahani, Binura Fernando, Tristan Stubbs, Suminda Lakshan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Nipun Dananjaya, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theesan Vithushan, Theivendiram Dinoshan.

Kandy Falcons: Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Green, Fabian Allen, Andre Fletcher, Dewald Brevis, Isuru Udana, Matheesha Pathirana, Ashen Bandara, Usman Shinwari, Ashan Priyanjan, Minod Bhanuka, Avishka Perera, Ashian Daniel, Malinda Pushpakumara, Janith Liyanage, Lasith Abeyratne, Kavin Bandara, Pathum Nissanka, Ahmed Daniyal.

LPL 2022 Telecast and Live Streaming details in India

As it stands, there is no prior  information given about  the telecast and live streaming details for Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 in India.  As of last season, the tournament was shown live on Sony Pictures Network (SPN) and live streaming was available via Sony LIV app or website.