The first edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL 2020) is finally all set to be commenced by 26th November facing multiple hurdles in the way after Sri Lanka’s president had given green signals to drag the league ahead.
Only one of Hambantota’s Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium is under consideration to wind up the league. Earlier, Sooriyawewa, Pallekele, and Dambulla, with the semi-finals and final in Pallekele were the decided venues but as the second layer of COVID-19 is an inn in most of the countries, the board has decided to cut off the venues.
LPL 2020, Lanka Premier league complete schedule, squads
LPL 2020 schedule:
| DATE | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| November 26 | Colombo Kings vs Kandy Tuskers | 7:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| November 27 | Jaffna Stallions vs Galle Gladiators | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| November 28 | Kandy Tuskers vs Dambulla Lions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| November 28 | Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| November 30 | Dambulla Lions vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| November 30 | Kandy Tuskers vs Galle Gladiators | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 1 | Colombo Kings vs Dambulla Lions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 1 | Jaffna Stallions vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 3 | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 3 | Dambulla Lions vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 4 | Colombo Kings vs Jaffna Stallions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 5 | Dambulla Lions vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 5 | Kandy Tuskers vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 7 | Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 7 | Jaffna Stallions vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 9 | Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 9 | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 10 | Jaffna Stallions vs Colombo Kings | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 10 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 11 | Dambulla Lions vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 13 | Semifinal 1 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 14 | Semifinal 2 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| December 16 | FINAL | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
LPL 2020 squads:
Colombo Kings:
Angelo Mathews, Andre Russell, Karim Khan Sadeq, Dammika Prasad, Manpreet Gony, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Amila Aponso, Ashan Priyanjaya, Ravinderpal Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Theekshila de Silva, PHT Kaushal, Lahiru Udara, Himesh Ramanayka, Kalana Perera, Tharindu Rathnayaka, Navod Paranawithana, Qais Ahmad, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Laurie Evans
Dambulla Viiking:
Dasun Shanaka, Samit Patel, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Kumara, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Madushanka, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Perera, Ramesh Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Dilshan Madushanka, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Shajindu Colombage, Lendl Simmons, Sundeep Tyagi, Samiullah Shenwari, Anwar Ali, Malinda Pushpakumara, Aftab Alam
Kandy Tuskers
Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Kevin Kottigoda, Vishwa Fernando, Seekkuge Prasanna, Asela Guneratne, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Priyamal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Kavisha Anjula, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nishan Madushka, Chamika Edirisinghe, Ishan Jayaratne, Irfan Pathan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sohail Tanveer, Munaf Patel, Dale Steyn, Brendan Taylor
Jaffna Stallions
Thisara Perera, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Wanidu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Avishka Fernando, Dananjaya De Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Binura Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Chathuranga de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Nuwandinu Fernando, Kanakaratnam Kapilraj, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Vijayakanth Vijayakanth, Kyle Abbott, Duanne Olivier, Tom Moores, Johnson Charles, Duanne Oliver, Sebastianpillai Vijeyaraj
Galle Gladiators
Shahid Afridi, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammed Amir, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Akila Dananjaya, Milinda Siriwardane, Azam Khan, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammed Shiraz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chanaka Ruwansiri, Sahan Arachchi, Duvindu Tillakaratne, Chadwick Walton, Ashan Ali, Abdul Nasir, Waqas Maqsood
Broadcasting details:
Sony Sports India has got the Lankan Premier League (LPL 2020) T20 Tournament licenses to launch later this month. Sony Sports India has confirmed the news replying to a question raised on Twitter if it will broadcast the tournament on its channel.
Sony Sports & Sony Ten will broadcast the league. It should be noted that Sony Pictures Network (SPN) is also Sri Lanka Cricket’s rights holder for the next three years.
Moreover, not only Sony Sports but also Sky Sports has procured rights for the territory of the UK. Based on the information available, organizers are also discussing the sale of LPL 2020 rights in different other regions
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LPL 2020: Shahid Afridi to miss two matches for Galle Gladiators
