| Dates | 6 – 23 December 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Jaffna Kings (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Colombo Stars |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Sadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings) |
| Most runs | Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) (339) |
| Most wickets | Carlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons) (18) |
| Official website | lplt20sl |
The 2022 Lanka Premier League also known as Mazaplay LPL T20, for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. [1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 31 July to 21 August 2022 with Sri Lanka Cricket initially having promised to conduct LPL tournament targeting the August window. [2] [3] The ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka were scrapped due to the hosting of this tournament. [4] However, in July 2022, the tournament was postponed due to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with the aim to play it later in 2022. [5] [6] The tournament was later rescheduled and held from 6 to 23 December 2022. [7] The tournament also emphasized to promote and boost both the economy and international tourism. [8]
Former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya, former Pakistani ace fast bowler Wasim Akram and former West Indian veteran batsman Viv Richards were appointed as brand ambassadors for the third edition of the tournament. [9] [10] Samantha Dodanwela was appointed as the tournament director replacing Ravin Wickramaratne with the latter decided to resign owing to personal reasons. [11] [12]
The tournament title logo was designed by Miyulika Weeramanthree, a mechanical engineering student from Kandy who was recognised by Sri Lanka Cricket during the LPL logo launch event which was held on 20 October 2022 and she was awarded a cash prize worth US$1000. [13] [14] Sri Lanka Cricket had initiated an open fan competition with the intention of finding the most attractive and suitable creative logo for the competition.
Ada Derana was officially selected as the television broadcasting partner for the event in Sri Lanka. [15] The winners of the tournament were awarded US$100,000 while the runners-up would be awarded US$50,000. [16]
Dambulla Giants became Dambulla Aura with a change in ownership of the franchise. [17] Kandy Warriors also changed to Kandy Falcons. [18] [19]
On 23 December 2022, Jaffna Kings defeated Colombo Stars by 2 wickets in the final, to win their third successive LPL title. [20]
The players' draft was held on 7 July 2022. [21] [22] However, some changes were later made to respective teams ever since the tournament was reshuffled from August to December. Players from England and Australia later withdrew from the tournament owing to the busy international schedule and 2022–23 Big Bash League season. However, most of the local players who were signed had been retained by the respective franchises and the franchises were allowed to pick new players without a draft ever since the change in the tournament schedule. Danushka Gunathilaka, while in Australia during the middle of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, has been accused of sexual assault and has made himself unavailable for the tournament. [23] [24]
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues. [2]
| Colombo | Hambantota | Kandy |
|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
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| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,300 | Capacity: 35,000 |
  Hambantota Colombo Kandy | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
| 2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
| 5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
The updated schedule was published on 14 October 2022. [25]
Jaffna Kings 137 (19.5 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 113 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 199/1 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90 (14.3 overs) |
Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 122/1 (15.4 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 123/5 (15 overs) |
Colombo Stars 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 156/7 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 148/7 (20 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 149/7 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 240/4 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 189/8 (20 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 141/7 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 172/8 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 116 (14.2 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 197/8 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 160/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
Dambulla Aura 89 (13.5 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90/1 (11.3 overs) |
Dambulla Aura 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 130 (19.4 overs) |
Colombo Stars 106 (19.1 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 108/1 (16 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 170/8 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 154/9 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
Colombo Stars 128/9 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 131/2 (15.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 134/6 (14.2 overs) |
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 December 2022 — Colombo | 23 December 2022 — Colombo | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kandy Falcons | 143/8 (20 overs) | 2 | Jaffna Kings | 164/8 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Jaffna Kings | 98/3 (11 overs) | 22 December 2022 — Colombo | 3 | Colombo Stars | 163/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Kandy Falcons | 168/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 21 December 2022 — Colombo | 3 | Colombo Stars | 169/4 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Colombo Stars | 109/3 (16.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Galle Gladiators | 108/9 (18 overs) | |||||||||||
Kandy Falcons 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 98/3 (11 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 108/9 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 109/3 (16.5 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 169/4 (18.5 overs) |
Colombo Stars 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 164/8 (19.2 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Kings | 10 | 339 | 54 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | Jaffna Kings | 9 | 294 | 62* |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Colombo Stars | 11 | 287 | 63 |
| Andre Fletcher | Kandy Falcons | 9 | 266 | 102* |
| Kamindu Mendis | Kandy Falcons | 10 | 260 | 58 |
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