The 2024 Lanka Premier League will be 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. It will begin on 1 July and the final will be held on 21 July 2024.[1] Five franchise teams are going to take part in a double round-robin league followed by a playoffs.[2] B-Love Kandy is the defending champions.[3]
| Dates | 1 July – 21 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Squads edit
| B-Love Kandy | Colombo Strikers | Dambulla Thunders | Galle Marvels | Jaffna Kings |
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| Captains | ||||
| Players | ||||
Venues edit
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues.[4]
| 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 |
Standings edit
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-Love Kandy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Colombo Strikers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Dambulla Thunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Galle Marvels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Jaffna Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 1 July 2024. Source: ESPNCricinfo
League stage edit
In April 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the competition.[4]
Play-offs edit
| 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 edit
Qualifier 1 edit
Qualifier 2 edit
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 31". India Today. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Dates announced for LPL season 5". ThePapare. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Fixtures announced for Lanka Premier League 2024". ThePapare. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- [ Series home at ESPNcricinfo]