2023 Lanka Premier League Facts
Dates |
30 July – 20 August 2023 |
Administrator(s) |
Sri Lanka Cricket |
Cricket format |
Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) |
Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) |
Sri Lanka |
Champions |
B-Love Kandy (1st title) |
Runners-up |
Dambulla Aura |
Participants |
5 |
Matches |
24 |
Player of the series |
Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy) |
Most runs |
Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy) (279) |
Most wickets |
Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy) (19) |
Teams
Team |
City |
Debut |
Owner |
Captain |
Coach |
Colombo Strikers |
Colombo, Western Province |
2023 |
Sagar Khanna |
Niroshan Dickwella |
Simon Helmot |
Dambulla Aura |
Dambulla, Central Province |
2022 |
Viranjith Thambugala |
Kusal Mendis |
Avishka Gunawardene |
Galle Titans |
Galle, Southern Province |
2023 |
Nayana Wasalathilaka |
Dasun Shanaka |
Chamara Kapugedara |
Jaffna Kings |
Jaffna, Northern Province |
2021 |
Subaskaran Allirajah |
Thisara Perera |
Thilina Kandamby |
B-Love Kandy |
Kandy, Central Province |
2023 |
Omar Khan |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
Mushtaq Ahmed |
Schedule &Results
- Sun, 30 Jul ’23
RESULT
1st Match (N) , Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League, Lanka Premier League
Jaffna Kings 173/5
Colombo Strikers (19.4/20 ov, T:174) 152
Kings won by 21 runs
- RESULT
3rd Match (N), Colombo (RPS), July 31, 2023, Lanka Premier League
Colombo Strikers 157/6
B-Love Kandy (20 ov, T:158) 130/8
Strikers won by 27 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Babar Azam, CLS
59 (52)
- RESULT
2nd Match, Colombo (RPS), July 31, 2023, Lanka Premier League
Galle Titans 180/5
Dambulla Aura (20 ov, T:181) 180/7
Match tied (Titans won the one-over eliminator)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Dasun Shanaka, GT
42* (21) & 3/27
- RESULT
5th Match (N), Colombo (RPS), August 01, 2023, Lanka Premier LeagueGalle Titans 180/5B-Love Kandy (17.1/20 ov, T:181) 97Titans won by 83 runsPLAYER OF THE MATCH
Tim Seifert, GT
74 (39)
- RESULT
4th Match, Colombo (RPS), August 01, 2023, Lanka Premier LeagueJaffna Kings 129/7Dambulla Aura (16.2/20 ov, T:130) 132/2Aura won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Avishka Fernando, DBA
52 (32)Fri, 04 Aug ’23
- RESULT
6th Match Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura 156/6
B-Love Kandy (18.3/20 ov, T:157) 160/3
Kandy won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- RESULT
7th Match (N) Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Galle Titans 117/9
Jaffna Kings (12.4/20 ov, T:118) 120/2
Kings won by 8 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
- Sat, 05 Aug ’23
RESULT
8th Match Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura 192/6
Colombo Strikers (20 ov, T:193) 182/4
Aura won by 10 runs
- RESULT
9th Match (N) Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Jaffna Kings 117/9
B-Love Kandy (13/20 ov, T:118) 118/2
Kandy won by 8 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
- Mon, 07 Aug ’23
RESULT
10th Match Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Galle Titans 188/3
Colombo Strikers (19.5/20 ov, T:189) 189/3
Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- RESULT
11th Match (N) Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura 134/8
Jaffna Kings (20 ov, T:135) 125/7
Aura won by 9 runs
- Tue, 08 Aug ’23
RESULT
12th Match Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
B-Love Kandy 203/5
Galle Titans (16.4/20 ov, T:204) 114
Kandy won by 89 runs
- RESULT
13th Match (N) Pallekele, Lanka Premier League
Colombo Strikers 146/8
Jaffna Kings (14.3/20 ov, T:147) 150/4
Kings won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
- Fri, 11 Aug ’23
RESULT
14th Match (N) Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Galle Titans 133/9
Dambulla Aura (17.4/20 ov, T:134) 134/3
Aura won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
- Sat, 12 Aug ’23
RESULT
15th Match Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
B-Love Kandy 178/8
Jaffna Kings (20 ov, T:179) 170/6
Kandy won by 8 runs
- RESULT
16th Match (N) Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura 166/5
Colombo Strikers (19.4/20 ov, T:167) 116
Aura won by 50 runs
- Sun, 13 Aug ’23
RESULT
17th Match Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Jaffna Kings 89
Galle Titans (13.3/20 ov, T:90) 90/3
Titans won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
- RESULT
18th Match (N) Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Colombo Strikers 169/9
B-Love Kandy (20 ov, T:170) 160/8
Strikers won by 9 runs
- Mon, 14 Aug ’23
RESULT
19th Match (N) Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Dambulla Aura 162/7
B-Love Kandy (19.4/20 ov, T:163) 142
Aura won by 20 runs
- Tue, 15 Aug ’23
RESULT
20th Match (N) Colombo (RPS), Lanka Premier League
Colombo Strikers 74
Galle Titans (8.3/20 ov, T:75) 75/2
Titans won by 8 wickets (with 69 balls remaining)
Playoffs
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Qualifier 1 / Eliminator |
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Qualifier 2 |
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Final |
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17 August 2023 — Colombo |
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20 August 2023 — Colombo |
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Dambulla Aura |
147/4 (19.4 overs) |
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Q1W Dambulla Aura |
147/4 (20 overs) |
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Galle Titans |
146 (20 overs) |
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19 August 2023 — Colombo |
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Q2W B-Love Kandy |
151/5 (19.5 overs) |
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Q1L Galle Titans |
123/8 (20 overs) |
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17 August 2023 — Colombo |
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EW B-Love Kandy |
157/7 (20 overs) |
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B-Love Kandy |
188/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings |
127 (17.2 overs) |
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Qualifier 1
17 August 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Galle Titans
146 (20 overs)
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Dambulla Aura
147/4 (19.4 overs)
Lasith Croospulle 80 (61)
Hayden Kerr 3/18 (3 overs)
Kusal Perera 53 (39)
Dasun Shanaka 1/1 (0.4 overs)
Dambulla Aura won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Dambulla Aura)
Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
17 August 2023
19:30 (N)
B-Love Kandy
188/8 (20 overs)
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Jaffna Kings
127 (17.2 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (49)
Nuwan Thushara 4/40 (4 overs)
Shoaib Malik 31 (23)
Wanindu Hasaranga 6/9 (3.2 overs)
B-Love Kandy won by 61 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field first
Qualifier 2
19 August 2023
19:30 (N)
B-Love Kandy 157/7 (20 overs)
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Galle Titans 123/8 (20 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 48 (30)
Lahiru Kumara 2/21 (4 overs)
Sonal Dinusha 28 (32)
Mohammad Hasnain 2/8 (3 overs)
B-Love Kandy won by 34 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)
B-Love Kandy won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
20 August 2023
19:30 (N)
Dambulla Aura 147/4 (20 overs)
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B-Love Kandy 151/5 (19.5 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 40 (29)
Chaturanga de Silva 2/25 (4 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 44 (37)
Noor Ahmad 3/27 (4 overs)
B-Love Kandy won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (B-Love Kandy)
Squads
Colombo Strikers |
Dambulla Aura |
Galle Titans |
Jaffna Kings |
B-Love Kandy |
- Niroshan Dickwella (c)
Babar Azam
Naseem Shah
Chamika Karunarathne
Pathum Nissanka
Lakshan Sandakan
Nipun Dhananjaya
Movin Subasingha
Lahiru Udara
Eshan Malinga
Shashika Dulshan
Nuwanidu Fernando
Iftikhar Ahmed
Matheesha Pathirana
Jeffrey Vandersay
Angelo Perera
Dhananjaya Lakshan
Kavishka Anjula
Ramesh Mendis
Mohammad Nawaz
Ahan Wickramasinghe
Imam Ul Haq
Shoriful Islam
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- Kusal Mendis
Avishka Fernando
Dhananjaya de Silva
Kusal Perera
Hayden Kerr
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Binura Fernando
Noor Ahmad
Sachitha Jayathilake
Janith Liyanage
Dushan Hemantha
Pramod Madushan
Shahnawaz Dahani
Lakshan Edirisinghe
Jehan Daniel
Wanuja Sahan
Kavidu Pathirana
Ravindu Fernando
Alex Ross
Treveen Mathew
Manelker de Silva
Praveen Jayawickrama
Ben McDermott
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- Shakib Al Hasan
Dasun Shanaka
Tabraiz Shamsi
Bhanuka Rajapaksha
Seekuge Prasanna
Lahiru Kumara
Lasith Croospulle
Sohan de Livera
Ashan Priyanjan
Mohammad Mithun
Minod Bhanuka
Pasindu Sooriyabandara
Shevon Daniel
Mohamed Shiraz
Lahiru Samarakoon
Kasun Rajitha
Akila Dananjaya
Chad Bowes
Tim Seifert
Sonal Dinusha
Avishka Perera
Anuk Fernando
Vishwa Fernando
Milan Rathnayake
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- Thisara Perera (c)
David Miller
Maheesh Theekshana
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Charith Asalanka
Dunith Wellalage
Shoaib Malik
Pathum Kumara
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Theesan Vithushan
Asanka Manoj
Nishan Madushka
Asitha Fernando
Nuwan Thushara
Dilshan Madushanka
Hardus Viljoen
Ashan Randika
Thenurathan
Chris Lynn
Asela Gunaratne
Nandre Burger
Towhid Hridoy
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- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Wanidu Hasaranga
Fakhar Zaman
Angelo Mathews
Isuru Udana
Dinesh Chandimal
Mohammad Hasnain
Dushmantha Chameera
Sahan Arachchige
Ashen Bandara
Navod Paranavithana
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Kamindu Mendis
Nuwan Pradeep
Chaturanga de Silva
Lahiru Madushanka
Aamer Jamal
Malsha Tharupathi
Thanuka Dabare
Lasith Abeyratne
Avishka Tharindu
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Points Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
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L |
NR |
Pts |
NRR |
1 |
Dambulla Aura |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0.793 |
2 |
Galle Titans |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
0.353 |
3 |
B-Love Kandy |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
0.185 |
4 |
Jaffna Kings |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
−0.179 |
5 |
Colombo Strikers |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
−1.215 |