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The 2024 Lanka Premier League is the fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. The league is organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket. The tournament began from 1 July and the final is scheduled to be held on 21 July 2024.[1] Five franchise teams are taking part in a double round-robin league followed by a playoffs.[2] Kandy Falcons, formerly known as B-Love Kandy, are the defending champions.[3]
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| 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 |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Official website | Lanka Premier League |
Background
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.[4][5]
Dambulla Aura was purchased by Imperial Sports Group, who renamed it Dambulla Thunders.[6] But later, LPL terminated Dambulla Thunders contract, when its co-owner Tamim Rahman was arrested for match-fixing charges.[7][8] Following that, Sequoia Consultants through DeSilva Holdings got ownership of the Dambulla franchise and renamed it Dambulla Sixers.[9] Galle Titans changed to Galle Marvels after Cricket Marvels LLC owned by Prem Thakkar acquired the franchise.[10] B-Love Kandy was terminated due to violation of contractual obligations[11] and were replaced by Kandy Falcons.[12][13]
Michael Clarke was announced as the brand ambassador for LPL 2024.[14]
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.[15][16]
Player auction
The auction was held on 21 May 2024, where the five franchises were allowed to spend a maximum of US$500,000 each.[17] The auction was held at Hilton Colombo.[18]
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.[17]
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.[17]
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.[17]
Matheesha Pathirana became the auction's most expensive player to be picked when Colombo Strikers bought him for a record price of $120,000.[17] 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.[17]
Squads
Venues
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues.[19]
| City | Colombo | Dambulla | Kandy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | R. Premadasa Stadium | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
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| Capacity | 35,000 | 16,800 | 35,000 |
| Matches | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Points table
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
League stage
In April 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the competition.[19]
Dambulla Sixers
179/4 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Falcons
183/4 (17.2 overs) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings
177/7 (20 overs) |
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Galle Marvels
179/5 (20 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Strikers
198/7 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Falcons
147 (15.5 overs) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Shadab Khan became the first bowler from the Colombo Strikers to take a hat-trick.
Dambulla Sixers
191/2 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
197/6 (20 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Kusal Perera (Dambulla Sixers) scored his first century in T20s.
Galle Marvels
179 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Strikers
172/9 (20 overs) |
- Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Marvels
187/5 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
191/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers
199/9 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Falcons
197/8 (20 overs) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings
218/5 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Sixers
188/8 (20 overs) |
- Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons
175/7 (20 overs) |
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Galle Marvels
176/4 (17.1 overs) |
- Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers
185/6 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Sixers
188/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings
224/7 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Falcons
230/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Sixers
160/8 (20 overs) |
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Galle Marvels
135 (19.4 overs) |
- Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers
188/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
190/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons
187/9 (20 overs) |
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Galle Marvels
188/2 (19.2 overs) |
- Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 18 July 2024 — Colombo | 21 July 2024 — Colombo | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 20 July 2024 — Colombo | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 18 July 2024 — Colombo | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303 | Pathum Nissanka
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Jaffna Kings | 6 | 119 | 50.50 | 165.57 | 1 / 2 | 37 | 11 |
| 284 | Avishka Fernando
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Jaffna Kings | 6 | 80 | 47.33 | 172.12 | – / 4 | 29 | 14 |
| 243 |  Alex Hales
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Galle Marvels | 6 | 86* | 48.60 | 138.85 | – / 2 | 25 | 11 |
| 237 | Dinesh Chandimal
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Kandy Falcons | 6 | 89 | 39.50 | 183.73 | – / 2 | 24 | 15 |
| 230 |  Rilee Rossouw
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Jaffna Kings | 6 | 108* | 56.00 | 171.64 | 1 / 1 | 22 | 14 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Wkts | Player | Team | Inns | Ovs | BBI | Ave | Eco | SR | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Shadab Khan
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Colombo Strikers | 4 | 14 | 4/21 | 10.66 | 6.85 | 9.33 | 2 |
| 8 |  Zahoor Khan
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Galle Marvels | 4 | 15 | 3/34 | 16.00 | 8.53 | 11.25 | — |
| Isuru Udana
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Galle Marvels | 4 | 16 | 3/30 | 20.75 | 10.37 | 12.00 | — | |
| 5 | 4 Players | ||||||||
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||||||
Most valuable player (MVP)
| Points | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | Wkts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284.0 | Wanindu Hasaranga |
Kandy Falcons | 4 | 90 | 5 | |||
| 270.0 | Shadab Khan |
Colombo Strikers | 4 | 47 | 9 | |||
| 265.1 | Avishka Fernando |
Jaffna Kings | 4 | 210 | — | |||
| 249.3 | Zahoor Khan |
Galle Marvels | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 249.1 | Dasun Shanaka |
Kandy Falcons | 4 | 60 | 5 | |||
| Source: ESPNCricinfo | ||||||||
Broadcasting
Monara TV is the official local TV broadcaster of the LPL 2024 edition in Sri Lanka.
- Monara TV
- Colombo - UHF 29 (535.25 MHz)
- Gongala - UHF 56 (751.25 MHz)
- Hanthana - UHF 60 (783.25 MHz)
- Gammaduwa - UHF 56 (751.25 MHz)
- Ratnapura - UHF 49 (695.25 MHz)
- Madolsima - UHF 56 (751.25 MHz)
- Nuwara Eliya - UHF 60 (783.25 MHz)
- Kurunegala - UHF 46 (671.25 MHz)
- Mathugama - UHF 32 (559.25 MHz)
- ThePapare TV - Dialog TV Ch no.63
- Star Sports 2 - Peo TV Ch no.40
- Monara TV - Freesat Ch no.28
- Radio
- Lakhanda radio - FM 93.5/93.7
- Online streaming
- Sri Lanka Cricket - Youtube Channel
- Dialog ViU App
- PEO Mobile App
- ThePapare Website
References
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- ^ "Lanka Premier League 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 31". India Today. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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- ^ "Dambulla franchise rebranded as Dambulla Thunders for LPL 2024". ThePapare.com. 21 April 2024.
- ^ "LPL terminates contract with Dambulla Thunders following owner's arrest". ESPNcricinfo. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Team Owner of Dambulla Thunders arrested for match-fixing charges". ThePapare.com. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "New ownership takes charge of LPL's Dambulla franchise". ESPNcricinfo. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Galle Titans Transform into Galle Marvels for the Exciting 5th Season of LPL". Sri Lanka Cricket. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "LPL 'unloves' Kandy franchise again". Sunday Times Sri Lanka. 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Back with a Bang, Here to Play and Slay". 22 June 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024: All you need to know about 5th edition of Sri Lanka's T20 league". cricket.com. 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League Welcomes World Cup Winner Michael Clarke as Brand Ambassador for 2024 Season". Sri Lanka Cricket. 26 May 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024 to introduce 'power blast' in death overs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Introducing 'Power Blast Overs': The LPL 2024 will feature a thrilling two-over power play". Sri Lanka Cricket. 27 June 2024.
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