Dates | 1 – 21 July 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
Champions | Jaffna Kings (4th title) |
Runners-up | Galle Marvels |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 24 |
Player of the series | Rilee Rossouw (Jaffna Kings) |
Most runs | Tim Seifert (Galle Marvels) (400) |
Most wickets | Shadab Khan (Colombo Strikers) (17) |
Official website | Lanka Premier League |
The 2024 Lanka Premier League was the fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. The league was organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket. The tournament began on 1 July and the final was played on 21 July 2024. [1] Five franchise teams took part in a double round-robin league followed by a playoffs. [2] Kandy Falcons, formerly known as B-Love Kandy, were the defending champions. [3]
In the final, Jaffna Kings defeated Galle Marvels by nine wickets to win their fourth LPL title. [4]
On 16 February 2024, it was announced that the fifth season of the tournament would begin on July 1 2024, two days after the conclusion of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [5] [6]
Dambulla Aura was purchased by Imperial Sports Group, who renamed it Dambulla Thunders. [7] But later, LPL terminated the Dambulla Thunders contract when its co-owner Tamim Rahman was arrested for match-fixing charges. [8] [9] Following that, Sequoia Consultants through DeSilva Holdings got ownership of the Dambulla franchise and renamed it Dambulla Sixers. [10] Galle Titans changed to Galle Marvels after Cricket Marvels LLC owned by Prem Thakkar acquired the franchise. [11] B-Love Kandy was terminated due to violation of contractual obligations [12] and were replaced by Kandy Falcons. [13] [14]
Michael Clarke was announced as the brand ambassador for LPL 2024. [15]
Matches at LPL 2024 will feature two "power-blast overs", which will be the 16th and 17th overs of each completed innings, where a maximum of four fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle. [16] [17]
The auction was held on 21 May 2024, where the five franchises were allowed to spend a maximum of US$500,000 each. [18] The auction was held at Hilton Colombo. [19]
Each team was allowed to have a squad of 20-24 players, inclusive of a mandatory six overseas players and 14-19 domestic players. Any money not spent from the pre-signing kitty cannot be carried over to the auction. The teams also had a right-to-match option for their players, and the money for that had to come from within the auction kitty. [18]
Bidding took place between two teams at any given time, with a third team allowed to join the bidding only once one of the first two teams had withdrawn from the process. An "accelerated" auction process occurred after the first 70 names were presented for bidding. This process saw franchises nominate 15-20 players, including unsold players, who will go under the hammer. [18]
Players were categorised into two groups, capped and uncapped. Each capped player will be able to register themselves under base prices ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 in $10,000 increments. Uncapped players will be classed with a base price of $20,000 - those having played a minimum of 50 first-class matches; $10,000 - a minimum of 25 first-class matches, or a minimum of 18 matches in the LPL or any other equivalent T20 franchise league; and $5000 - those who do not meet any of the criteria mentioned above. [18]
Matheesha Pathirana became the auction's most expensive player to be picked when Colombo Strikers bought him for a record price of $120,000. [18] Afghanistan Karim Janat became the auction's most expensive overseas player to be picked at $80,000 and it raised eyebrows given Karim Janat is yet to establish and prove himself at international level.
Among the fresh overseas signings, Afghanistan allrounder Karim Janat attracted the biggest bid, going for $80,000 to Dambulla Thunders, a franchise under new ownership this year. Rilee Rossouw was another headliner, joining Kings for $60,000. [18]
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues. [21]
City | Colombo | Dambulla | Kandy |
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Ground | R. Premadasa Stadium | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
Capacity | 35,000 | 16,800 | 35,000 |
Matches | 10 | 8 | 6 |
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Galle Marvels (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.059 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.392 | |
3 | Colombo Strikers (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.583 | Advanced to Eliminator |
4 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.033 | |
5 | Dambulla Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.269 |
In April 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the competition. [21]
Dambulla Sixers 179/4 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 183/4 (17.2 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 177/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Marvels 179/5 (20 overs) |
Colombo Strikers 198/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 147 (15.5 overs) |
Dambulla Sixers 191/2 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 197/6 (20 overs) |
Galle Marvels 179 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 172/9 (20 overs) |
Galle Marvels 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 191/5 (19.4 overs) |
Colombo Strikers 199/9 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 197/8 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 218/5 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Sixers 188/8 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Marvels 176/4 (17.1 overs) |
Colombo Strikers 185/6 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Sixers 188/2 (17.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 224/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 230/3 (18.2 overs) |
Dambulla Sixers 160/8 (20 overs) | v | Galle Marvels 135 (19.4 overs) |
Colombo Strikers 188/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 190/3 (18.3 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 187/9 (20 overs) | v | Galle Marvels 188/2 (19.2 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 78/5 (7 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 79/6 (5.5 overs) |
Galle Marvels 148/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Sixers 148/7 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 109/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 112/1 (9.5 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 222/4 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Sixers 168/9 (20 overs) |
Galle Marvels 138 (19.5 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 142/3 (18.2 overs) |
Dambulla Sixers 123 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Strikers 95 (18.1 overs) |
Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
18 July 2024 — Colombo | 21 July 2024 — Colombo | ||||||||||||
1 | Galle Marvels | 181/3 (18.1 overs) | Q1W | Galle Marvels | 184/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Jaffna Kings | 177/7 (20 overs) | 20 July 2024 — Colombo | Q2W | Jaffna Kings | 185/1 (15.4 overs) | |||||||
Q1L | Jaffna Kings | 187/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator | EW | Kandy Falcons | 186/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
18 July 2024 — Colombo | |||||||||||||
3 | Colombo Strikers | 159/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Kandy Falcons | 163/8 (19.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Jaffna Kings 177/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Marvels 181/3 (18.1 overs) |
Colombo Strikers 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 163/8 (18.4 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 187/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 186/8 (20 overs) |
Galle Marvels 184/6 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 185/1 (15.4 overs) |
Runs | Player | Team | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
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400 | Tim Seifert | Galle Marvels | 10 | 104* | 57.14 | 135.13 | 1 / 2 | 44 | 16 |
389 | Rilee Rossouw | Jaffna Kings | 11 | 108* | 43.22 | 173.66 | 2 / 1 | 36 | 25 |
374 | Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Kings | 10 | 80 | 37.40 | 162.60 | 0 / 5 | 35 | 19 |
333 | Pathum Nissanka | Jaffna Kings | 11 | 119 | 30.27 | 152.75 | 1 / 2 | 39 | 11 |
329 | Kusal Mendis | Jaffna Kings | 11 | 105* | 36.55 | 149.54 | 1 / 1 | 35 | 10 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Wkts | Player | Team | Inns | Ovs | BBI | Ave | Eco | SR | 4W |
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17 | Shadab Khan | Colombo Strikers | 9 | 32.0 | 4/10 | 12.17 | 6.46 | 11.29 | 3 |
15 | Matheesha Pathirana | Colombo Strikers | 9 | 31.4 | 4/20 | 17.60 | 8.33 | 12.66 | 2 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | Kandy Falcons | 10 | 37.0 | 4/35 | 21.26 | 8.62 | 14.80 | 1 | |
14 | Isuru Udana | Galle Marvels | 10 | 36.0 | 3/30 | 26.78 | 10.41 | 15.42 | — |
13 | Binura Fernando | Colombo Strikers | 8 | 30.3 | 3/15 | 16.00 | 6.81 | 14.07 | — |
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Points | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | Wkts | |||
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566.8 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Kandy Falcons | 10 | 131 | 15 | |||
505.8 | Dasun Shanaka | Kandy Falcons | 10 | 108 | 13 | |||
477.2 | Isuru Udana | Galle Marvels | 10 | 128 | 14 | |||
463.5 | Shadab Khan | Colombo Strikers | 9 | 50 | 17 | |||
442.2 | Rilee Rossouw | Jaffna Kings | 11 | 389 | — | |||
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Player | Team | Performance |
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Andre Fletcher | Kandy Falcons | Runs 321 at average 32.10, strike rate 158.12 |
Kusal Perera | Dambulla Sixers | Runs 296 at average 42.28, strike rate 169.14 |
Tim Seifert | Galle Marvels | Runs 353 at average 58.83, strike rate 136.29 |
Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Kings | Runs 374 at average 37.40, strike rate 162.60 |
Kamindu Mendis | Kandy Falcons | Runs 286 at average 40.85, strike rate 157.14 |
Isuru Udana | Galle Marvels | Wickets 14 at economy rate 10.09, Runs 126 at strike rate 163.63 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | Kandy Falcons | Wickets 15 at economy rate 8.62, Runs 131 at strike rate 179.45 |
Shadab Khan | Colombo Strikers | Wickets 17 at average 12.17, economy rate 6.46 |
Maheesh Theekshana | Galle Marvels | Wickets 10 at average 26.00, economy rate 7.22 |
Binura Fernando | Colombo Strikers | Wickets 13 at average 16.00, economy rate 6.81 |
Matheesha Pathirana | Colombo Strikers | Wickets 15 at Average 17.60, economy rate 8.33 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [24]
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