| Dates | 5 December – 23 December 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Jaffna Kings (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Galle Gladiators |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) |
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (Galle Gladiators) (327) |
| Most wickets | Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators) (16) Maheesh Theekshana (Jaffna Kings) (16) |
| Official website | lplt20sl |
The 2021 Lanka Premier League also known as Wolf777 News LPL T20, [1] for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. [2] It took place from 5 to 23 December 2021. [3] There were plans to increase the number of teams from five to six, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that five teams would take part, as per the first tournament. [4]
In June 2021, Charith Senanayake was appointed as the chairman of the LPL Technical Committee for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [5] [6] In the same month, SLC agreed the termination of the Colombo Kings and the Dambulla Viiking teams due to financial issues. [7] SLC also confirmed that two new franchise teams would replace them. [8] The following month, SLC also terminated the franchise of the Jaffna Stallions. [9] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be held between 30 July and 22 August 2021. [10] [11] On 9 July 2021, the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 19 November to 12 December 2021, [12] due to unavailability of overseas players. [13] In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after changing owners. [14] Jaffna Stallions also changed their name to Jaffna Kings later that month. [15] In October 2021, Kandy Tuskers changed their name to Kandy Warriors after announced as having new owners. [16] In November 2021, Colombo Kings changed their name to Colombo Stars after being acquired by a new owner. [17]
On 23 December 2021, Jaffna Kings beat Galle Gladiators by 23 runs in the final, to win their second successive LPL title. [18]
The player draft was held on 9 November 2021. [19] [20] On 29 November 2021, all the captains and coaches were confirmed. [21]
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota were selected as the venues. [3]
| Colombo | Hambantota | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | |
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| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,300 | |
| Matches: 20 | Matches: 4 | |
  Hambantota Colombo | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.210 |
| 2 | Galle Gladiators (R) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.143 |
| 3 | Colombo Stars (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.571 |
| 4 | Dambulla Giants (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −1.003 |
| 5 | Kandy Warriors | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.668 |
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Colombo Stars | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | L | ||
| Dambulla Giants | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | W | L | |
| Galle Gladiators | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | W | L | |
| Jaffna Kings | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | L | W | W |
| Kandy Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
The full schedule was published on 13 October 2021. [22]
Galle Gladiators 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 110 (18.4 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 190/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 170/8 (20 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 110 (19.3 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 114/2 (12.3 overs) |
Kandy Warriors 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 147/6 (19.2 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 181/6 (14 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 166/5 (14 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 18/0 (1.2 overs) |
Kusal Mendis 15* (5) |
Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 131/5 (18.4 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 overs) |
Kandy Warriors 94/2 (12.2 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 95/3 (8.4 overs) |
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 69 (14.1 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 71/3 (9.2 overs) |
Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 150/5 (19.4 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 134/7 (14 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 125/5 (14 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 130/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 135/4 (19.2 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 109 (18.3 overs) |
Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 124 (17 overs) |
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 December 2021 — Hambantota | 23 December 2021 — Hambantota | ||||||||||||
| Jaffna Kings | 124 (16.5 overs) | 2 | Galle Gladiators | 178/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||
| Galle Gladiators | 188/5 (20 overs) | 21 December 2021 — Hambantota | 1 | Jaffna Kings | 201/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 1 | Jaffna Kings | 210/4 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 19 December 2021 — Hambantota | 4 | Dambulla Giants | 187/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| Colombo Stars | 145/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
| Dambulla Giants | 146/4 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 188/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 124 (16.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 210/4 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 187/9 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 178/9 (20 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Mendis | Galle Gladiators | 10 | 327 | 85 |
| Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Kings | 10 | 312 | 100 |
| Phil Salt | Dambulla Giants | 10 | 301 | 64 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Jaffna Kings | 11 | 296 | 92 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Colombo Stars | 9 | 277 | 65* |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samit Patel | Galle Gladiators | 10 | 16 | 3/13 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Jaffna Kings | 10 | 16 | 4/25 |
| Jayden Seales | Jaffna Kings | 7 | 15 | 4/13 |
| Imran Tahir | Dambulla Giants | 10 | 15 | 3/20 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | Colombo Stars | 8 | 13 | 3/31 |
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