Schedule of the Lanka Premier League 2022 announced; Jaffna Kings face Galle Gladiators in the opener

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League is all set to start on 1st August 2022 and conclude on 21st August 2022.

12 Jul 2022 12:31 IST

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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:

DATE	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	VENUE
1^st August 2022	Jaffna	Galle	Colombo	Kandy	RPICS
2^nd August 2022	Dambulla	Jaffna	Galle	Colombo	RPICS
4^th August 2022	Kandy	Galle	Jaffna	Dambulla	RPICS
5^th August 2022	Kandy	Colombo	Galle	Dambulla	RPICS
8^th August 2022	Colombo	Dambulla	Galle	Jaffna	RPICS
9^th August 2022	Kandy	Dambulla	Colombo	Galle	RPICS
10^th August 2022	Kandy	Jaffna	Dambulla	Colombo	RPICS
13^th August 2022	Galle	Kandy	Jaffna	Colombo	MRICS
14^th August 2022	Dambulla	Kandy	Colombo	Jaffna	MRICS
15^th August 2022	Dambulla	Galle	Jaffna	Kandy	MRICS
17^th August 2022	Qualifier 1 ( 1 vs 2)	Eliminator ( 3 vs 4)	MRICS
19^th August 2022		Qualifier 2 (Loser QFI vs Winner of Eliminator)	MRICS
21^st August 2022		Final	MR

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.