The Lanka Premier League (LPL) is back with a brand-new season starting on July 1, 2024. The fifth edition of the LPL will take place over 21 days, hosting 24 matches, including 4 knockout games.
In a rematch of the 2023 Final, defending champions B-Love Kandy will take on Dambulla in the tournament opener on July 1. The Final of the league will take place on July 21.
The LPL 2024 matches will take place at 3 venues, with Kandy hosting 5 games, Dambulla holding 9, and Colombo playing host for 10 matches.
A total of 5 teams will participate in the LPL 2024. The teams are B-Love Kandy, Colombo Strikers, Dambulla, Galle Marvels, and Jaffna Kings.
All teams will play in a double round-robin format, with the top 4 teams advancing to the Playoffs. The Playoffs will start on July 18 and conclude on July 21 with the summit clash. July 22 has been earmarked as a reserve day for the Final.
LPL 2024: Schedule and Timing
| Date | Match | Venue | GMT / Local (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 01 | B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla | Kandy | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 02 | Jaffna Kings vs Galle Marvels | Kandy | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 02 | Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy | Kandy | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 03 | Dambulla vs Jaffna Kings | Kandy | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 03 | Galle Marvels vs Colombo Strikers | Kandy | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 05 | Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings | Dambulla | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 06 | B-Love Kandy vs Colombo Strikers | Dambulla | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 06 | Dambulla vs Jaffna Kings | Dambulla | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 07 | Galle Marvels vs B-Love Kandy | Dambulla | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 07 | Colombo Strikers vs Dambulla | Dambulla | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 09 | B-Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings | Dambulla | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 09 | Dambulla vs Galle Marvels | Dambulla | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 10 | Colombo Strikers vs Jaffna Kings | Dambulla | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 10 | Galle Marvels vs B-Love Kandy | Dambulla | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 13 | Jaffna Kings vs B-Love Kandy | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 14 | Dambulla vs Galle Marvels | Colombo | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 14 | Colombo Strikers vs Jaffna Kings | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 15 | B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla | Colombo | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 15 | Colombo Strikers vs Galle Marvels | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 16 | Dambulla vs Colombo Strikers | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 18 | Qualifier 1: No. 1 vs No. 2 | Colombo | 09:30 AM / 03:00 PM |
| July 18 | Eliminator: No. 3 vs No. 4 | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 20 | Qualifier 2: Loser Qualifier 1 vs Winner Eliminator | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
| July 21 | Final: Winner Q1 vs Winner Q2 | Colombo | 02:00 PM / 07:30 PM |
LPL 2024: Squads
B-Love Kandy
Andre Fletcher, Mohammed Harris, Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Kasun Rajitha, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammad Hasnain, Pavan Rathnayake, Chamath Gomez, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Pathirathna, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Ali
Colombo Strikers
Glenn Phillips, Shadab Khan, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Nipun Dhananjaya, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Binura Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammad Wasim, Allah Ghazanfar
Dambulla
Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dhananjaya, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Sohan de Livera, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janet, Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Rusanda Gamage, Mithun Jayawickrama, Ayana Siriwardhana, Sonal Dinusha, Haider Ali, Santhush Gunathilake
Galle Marvels
Tim Seifert, Alex Hales, Maheesh Theekshana, Niroshan Dickwella, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Mohammed Shiraz, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Yuri Koththigoda
Jaffna Kings
Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmed, Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Rilee Rossouw, Pramod Madhushan, Jason Bedrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarakoon, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Vanuja Sahan, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasam, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Teeshan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka
LPL 2024: Broadcasting and Livestreaming
The LPL 2024 will be broadcast live in India by Star Sports Network on TV, while Fancode will live stream it on their app and website.
