2020 Lanka Premier League

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2020 Lanka Premier League
2020 Lanka Premier League.jpg
Dates26 November – 16 December 2020
Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions Jaffna Stallions (1st title)
Runners-up Galle Gladiators
Participants5
Matches23
Player of the series Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions)
Most runs Danushka Gunathilaka (Galle Gladiators) (476) [1]
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions) (17) [2]
Official website lplt20sl.com
2021

The 2020 Lanka Premier League also known as My11Circle LPL T20, [3] for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. [4] Five teams based on various Sri Lankan cities played a total of 23 matches. [5] It was originally scheduled to start in August but was rescheduled several times due to restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

On 5 November, the tournament was given the green light to go ahead, with all the matches being played at the MRIC Stadium in Hambantota, from 26 November to 16 December 2020. [9] The opening ceremony took place before the first match. In November 2020, Indian fantasy cricket league platform My11Circle was named the title sponsor with a bid of Rs 150M (15 crore) for the tournament. [10] [11]

Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs against Galle Gladiators in the final and became the inaugural Champions of LPL. [12]

Squads

The player draft was scheduled to be held on 1 October 2020. [13] It was later rescheduled to 9 October 2020. [14] The draft was again rescheduled for a second time to 19 October 2020 due to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. [15] [16] The squads were announced at the draft via Zoom. [17]

Colombo Kings Dambulla Viiking Galle Gladiators Jaffna Stallions Kandy Tuskers

South African players Faf du Plessis and David Miller alongside Englishman Dawid Malan pulled out of the tournament as they were named in the limited overs squads for the series between English and South Africa in November 2020. [18] Pakistani players Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Wahab Riaz pulled out of the tournament as they were named in the 35 member Pakistan squad for the series against New Zealand in December 2020. [19] Colin Ingram pulled out of the tournament due to his Big Bash League stint with Hobart Hurricanes while Carlos Brathwaite also withdrew from the tournament after being signed by the Sydney Sixers for the upcoming 2020-21 Big Bash League season. [20]

Lendl Simmons replaced Carlos Brathwaite in the Dambulla Viiking team while Brendan Taylor and Johnson Charles who were initially not picked by any franchises in the draft were signed by the Dambulla Viiking to complete the six foreign players slot. [20] Jaffna Stallions signed Kyle Abbott, Duanne Olivier and Tom Moores who were not initially part of the draft while Ravi Bopara replaced Asif Ali in Jaffna Stallions to complete its six foreign player slot. [21] Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan who was not initially picked by any franchises in the draft was later signed by the Kandy Tuskers. [22]

Manvinder Bisla who was picked by Colombo Kings in the draft had later pulled out of the tournament owing to the strict 14-day quarantine procedure to foreign players. [23] Chris Gayle pulled out of the tournament due to a side strain and also due to failing to negotiate the contract terms with the Kandy Tuskers franchise. [24] Lasith Malinga also withdrew citing fitness issues and lack of match practice. [25] Ravi Bopara who was later drafted into the Jaffna Stallions squad also pulled out citing payment issues. [26]

Canadian batsman Ravinderpal Singh was tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at the Colombo airport. [27] Andre Russell who also arrived with him in the same flight was kept under self-isolation. [28] He was immediately taken to the hospital and reports yet to emerge whether he would be replaced by another player. [29] More replacements were later announced on 20 November 2020. [30] Sohail Tanvir who was set to play for Kandy Tuskers was replaced by Dale Steyn after testing positive for COVID-19. [31] [32] In later reports, it was revealed that one Pakistani player, one Indian player and one Indian television production technician whose names were not disclosed have been tested positive for COVID-19. [33] [34]

Venues

Initially, matches were scheduled to be held in Kandy, Dambulla and Hambantota. [7] The possibility of moving the tournament to either Malaysia or the United Arab Emirates was once considered to circumvent the 14-day quarantine. [35] In the end, health officials agreed to reducing the quarantine period for foreign players from 14 days to 7 days. [36] [37] Following the urge from health officials, all 23 matches would be held in Hambantota. [38] [39]

Hambantota
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.jpg
Capacity: 35,000
Matches: 23
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Hambantota

Teams and standings

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Colombo Kings 8620120.448
2 Dambulla Viiking 852111−0.087
3 Jaffna Stallions (C)843190.788
4 Galle Gladiators (R)82604−0.203
5 Kandy Tuskers 82604−0.890
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678SF1SF2F
Colombo Kings 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 12 L
Dambulla Viiking 2 2 4 6 8 9 11 11 L
Galle Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 W L
Jaffna Stallions 2 4 6 8 8 9 9 9 W W
Kandy Tuskers 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 4
WinLossNo result
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

League stage

Match 1
26 November 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Tuskers
219/3 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Kings
219/7 (20 overs)
Kusal Perera 87 (52)
Qais Ahmad 1/28 (3 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 80 (46)
Nuwan Pradeep 2/34 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Colombo Kings won the Super Over)

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Kings)
  • Colombo Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Colombo Kings 16/1, Kandy Tuskers 12/0

Match 2
27 November 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
175/8 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
176/2 (19.3 overs)
Shahid Afridi 58 (23)
Duanne Olivier 4/44 (4 overs)
Avishka Fernando 92* (63)
Mohammad Amir 1/29 (4 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 8 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 3
28 November 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Viiking
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Tuskers
84/3 (9.4 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 73 (37)
Asela Gunaratne 2/20 (3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 34* (26)
Lahiru Madushanka 1/4 (1 over)
Dambulla Viiking won by 4 runs (DLS method)
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Dambulla Viiking)
  • Kandy Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kandy Tuskers were set a revised target of 89 runs from 9.4 overs due to rain.

Match 4
28 November 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Kings
96/1 (5 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
62/2 (5 overs)
Andre Russell 65* (19)
Asitha Fernando 1/26 (1 over)
Colombo Kings won by 34 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Colombo Kings)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.

Match 5
30 November 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
218/7 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
152 (19.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 97* (44)
Samit Patel 2/26 (3 overs)
Samit Patel 41 (22)
Usman Shinwari 3/16 (4 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 66 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Dambulla Viiking won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
30 November 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Tuskers
196/5 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
171/7 (20 overs)
Brendan Taylor 51* (35)
Lakshan Sandakan 2/41 (4 overs)
Kandy Tuskers won by 25 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ravindra Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Kandy Tuskers)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
1 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Viiking
175/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Kings
147 (18.4 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 56 (34)
Andre Russell 3/18 (2 overs)
Laurie Evans 59 (33)
Anwar Ali 2/10 (1.4 overs)
Dambulla Viiking won by 28 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Dambulla Viiking)
  • Dambulla Viiking won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 8
1 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
185/8 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Tuskers
131 (17.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 68 (28)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/44 (4 overs)
Brendan Taylor 46 (32)
Usman Shinwari 3/17 (3 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 54 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 9
3 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
170/6 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
174/5 (19.4 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 56 (44)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/29 (4 overs)
Avishka Fernando 84 (59)
Asitha Fernando 2/30 (4 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 5 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 10
3 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Tuskers
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
157/5 (19.2 overs)
Kusal Mendis 55 (45)
Kasun Rajitha 2/16 (3 overs)
Angelo Perera 67 (49)
Nuwan Pradeep 1/16 (2.2 overs)
Dambulla Viiking won by 5 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Angelo Perera (Dambulla Viiking)
  • Kandy Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11
4 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
148/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Kings
151/4 (19.2 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 41 (23)
Qais Ahmad 3/24 (3 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 68* (51)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/23 (4 overs)
Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Kings)
  • Colombo Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Jaffna Stallions) made his T20 debut.

Match 12
5 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Viiking
207/4 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
198/7 (20 overs)
Upul Tharanga 77 (54)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/39 (3 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 78 (52)
Anwar Ali 3/37 (4 overs)
Dambulla Viiking won by 9 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Anwar Ali (Dambulla Viiking)
  • Dambulla Viiking won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dambulla Viiking and Jaffna Stallions qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [40]

Match 13
5 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Tuskers
105 (19.2 overs)
v
Colombo Kings
108/3 (14.1 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 34 (21)
Ashan Priyanjan 2/4 (1 over)
Dinesh Chandimal 35* (39)
Nuwan Pradeep 1/10 (2.1 overs)
Colombo Kings won by 7 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Dushmantha Chameera (Colombo Kings)
  • Kandy Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Colombo Kings qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [41]

Match 14
7 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Colombo Kings
171 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
175/2 (17.3 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 44 (36)
Mohammad Amir 5/26 (4 overs)
Ahsan Ali 56 (38)
Qais Ahmad 1/23 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 8 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Mohammad Amir (Galle Gladiators)
  • Colombo Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 15
7 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Viiking
42/3 (7 overs)
v
  • Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Match 16
9 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
150 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Tuskers
151/4 (19.1 overs)
Shoaib Malik 59 (44)
Nuwan Pradeep 3/36 (4 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 52* (37)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/23 (4 overs)
Kandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Asela Gunaratne (Kandy Tuskers)
  • Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 17
9 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
174/6 (20 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 46 (31)
Ramesh Mendis 2/28 (4 overs)
Samiullah Shinwari 46* (20)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/33 (4 overs)
Dambulla Viiking won by 4 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Samiullah Shinwari (Dambulla Viiking)
  • Dambulla Viiking won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dilshan Madushanka (Dambulla Viiking) made his T20 debut.

Match 18
10 December 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Colombo Kings
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Stallions
167/6 (20 overs)
Laurie Evans 108* (65)
Suranga Lakmal 1/26 (4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 32 (27)
Andre Russell 3/46 (4 overs)
Colombo Kings won by 6 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Colombo Kings)
  • Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 19
10 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Tuskers
126 (19.1 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
130/1 (17 overs)
Kusal Mendis 68 (42)
Nuwan Thushara 2/8 (2 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 94* (66)
Dilruwan Perera 1/30 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 9 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Danushka Gunathilaka (Galle Gladiators)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  • Galle Gladiators qualified for the playoffs and Kandy Tuskers were eliminated as a result of this match. [42]

Match 20
11 December 2020
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Viiking
203/3 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Kings
205/4 (18.5 overs)
Angelo Perera 74* (51)
Qais Ahmad 2/23 (4 overs)
Laurie Evans 53* (24)
Dasun Shanaka 1/20 (2 overs)
Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Qais Ahmad (Colombo Kings)
  • Colombo Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kavindu Nadeeshan (Dambulla Viiking) made his T20 debut.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Colombo Kings 150/9 (20 overs)
4 Galle Gladiators 151/8 (19.5 overs)
4 Galle Gladiators 135/9 (20 overs)
3 Jaffna Stallions 188/6 (20 overs)
2 Dambulla Viiking 128 (19.1 overs)
3 Jaffna Stallions 165/9 (20 overs)

Semi-final 1

13 December 2020
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Kings
150/9 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
151/8 (19.5 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 70 (53)
Lakshan Sandakan 3/32 (4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 33 (17)
Ashan Priyanjan 2/42 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 2 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Gladiators)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final 2

14 December 2020
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Viiking
128 (19.1 overs)
Johnson Charles 76 (56)
Malinda Pushpakumara 2/24 (4 overs)
Upul Tharanga 33 (39)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/15 (4 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 37 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Johnson Charles (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Dambulla Viiking won the toss and elected to field.

Final

16 December 2020
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Stallions
188/6 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
135/9 (20 overs)
Shoaib Malik 46 (35)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 3/36 (4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 40 (17)
Shoaib Malik 2/13 (3 overs)
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Stallions)
  • Jaffna Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesRunsHigh score
Danushka Gunathilaka Galle Gladiators 10476 94 *
Laurie Evans Colombo Kings 8289 108 *
Dasun Shanaka Dambulla Viiking 9278 73
Avishka Fernando Jaffna Stallions 9275 92 *
Niroshan Dickwella Dambulla Viiking 9270 65

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Wanindu Hasaranga Jaffna Stallions 1017 3/15
Dhananjaya Lakshan Galle Gladiators 813 3/36
Qais Ahmad Colombo Kings 912 3/24
Lakshan Sandakan Galle Gladiators 812 3/32
Mohammad Amir Galle Gladiators 1011 5/26

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The 2023 Lanka Premier League also known as Skyfair.news LPL T20, for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. It began on 30 July and the final was held on 20 August 2023. The tournament was played by five teams in three international venues. The league was organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket. Jaffna Kings were the defending champions. This was the first Lanka Premier League season to feature an auction as the previous editions used to have the draft to choose players.

The Jaffna Kings is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2022 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Thisara Perera and coached by Thilina Kandamby. In the final, they beat Colombo Strikers by 2 wickets, to win their third successive LPL title.

The B-Love Kandy is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2023 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province Sri Lanka. They changed their name to B-Love Kandy after changing the owners. The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.

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