Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that the 3rd edition of Lanka Premier League (LPL 2022) will commence from July 31. The tournament will be completely played in Colombo and Hambantota with a total of 24 matches. The grand finale of the tournament will be played on August 21.
The 5-teams tournament is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league with presence of international cricket stars. The teams participating in the tournament are – Kandy Warriors, Dambulla Giants, Colombo Stars, Galle Gladiators, and Jaffna Kings.
Lanka Premier League was founded by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in 2018 and the first edition of the tournament was played in 2020 after getting postponed several times. Jaffna Kings have won the first two editions of LPL in 2020 & 2021.
“We are extremely happy to announce the 3rd edition of the Lanka Premier League, which has started well its journey toward carving a place in the global T20 League competitions, as a formidable tournament,” said Shammi Silva, SLC President.
The registrations of International players for the Lanka Premier league 2022 (LPL 2022) players draft will commence shortly. There were concerns raised over this year’s tournament given the political unrest in Sri Lanka in recent weeks. However, with the recent Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka, SLC planned out the LPL 2022.
Lanka Premier League 2022 Schedule
The complete schedule for the Lanka Premier League 2022 is not yet announced. The initial games of the tournament will be played at Colombo while the latter part will be played at Hambantota.
However, here is the draft schedule for LPL 2022:
| Match No. | Date | Teams | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31/07/2022 | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 2 | 01/08/2022 | Dambulla Giants vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 3 | 02/08/2022 | Colombo Stars vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 4 | 03/08/2022 | Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 5 | 04/08/2022 | Kandy Warriors vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 6 | 05/08/2022 | Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 7 | 06/08/2022 | Kandy Warriors vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 8 | 07/08/2022 | Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 9 | 08/08/2022 | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 10 | 09/08/2022 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 11 | 10/08/2022 | Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 12 | 11/08/2022 | Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 13 | 12/08/2022 | Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 14 | 13/08/2022 | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 15 | 14/08/2022 | Kandy Warriors vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 16 | 15/08/2022 | Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 17 | 16/08/2022 | Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 18 | 17/08/2022 | Kandy Warriors vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 19 | 18/08/2022 | Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 15:30 |
| 20 | 18/08/2022 | Colombo Stars vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 19:30 |
| 21 | 20/08/2022 | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | 15:30 |
| 22 | 20/08/2022 | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | 19:30 |
| 23 | 21/08/2022 | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | 19:30 |
| 24 | 23/08/2022 | TBC vs TBC, Final | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | 19:30 |
