Lanka Premier League 2021: Full squads of all teams after players' draft

Fans must gear up as the 2021 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is set to get underway on December 5. This would be the second edition of the competition which would see five teams in action namely Galle Gladiators, Jaffna Kings, Dambulla Giants, Kandy Warriors and Colombo Stars. Meanwhile, squads of all five sides have been finalized in the players’ draft.

Each of the five franchises has packed their teams with a host of explosive and international cricket stars. A total of 600 players – 300 overseas and 300 Sri Lankan players – featured in the ‘Player Draft,’ which was organized virtually with the participation of five franchise owners and the SLC officials.

The draft comprised of 20 rounds, covering several player categories, such as ‘Local and Overseas Icon Player’, ‘Local and Overseas Diamond Player’, ‘Local and Overseas Gold Player’, and ‘Local and Overseas Classic Player’. Focusing on young Sri Lankan cricketers, there was also the ‘Local Emerging’ and ‘Supplementary Local’ rounds.

With Sri Lanka’s national team enduring a tough time lately, the board would want LPL to produce quality young talents. Also, the players will get the share the dressing room with some of the best in the business. Hence, it would be interesting to see how the tournament pans out.

Speaking of the tournament format, each side will meet each other twice in the league stage. The top four sides will then advance to the playoffs. While the top two teams will battle it out in Qualifier 1 with a place in the final at stake, the third and fourth-ranked team will battle it out in the Eliminator 1. The winner of Eliminator and loser of Qualifier 1 will cross swords in Qualifier 2 to determine the other finalist.

Meanwhile, let’s look at all LPL squads finalized in the players’ draft

Galle Gladiators

Danushka Gunathilaka, Isuru Udana, Angelo Jayasinghe, Mohammad Amir, Sarfraz Ahmed, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anwar Ali, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ashan Daniel, Mohommed Shamaaz, Nuwan Thushara, Samit Patel, Suminda Lakshan, Pulina Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Madushanka, Dilshan Madushanka, Kevin Koththigoda, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Mohammad Hafeez, Angelo Jayasinghe, Sarfaraz Ahmed/Ben Dunk

Jaffna Kings

Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Krishan Sanjula, Suranga Lakmal, Jayden Seales, Ashen Bandara, Upul Tharanga, Wahab Riaz, Chanika Gunasekara, Chaturanga de Silva, Rathnaraja Thanuradan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Maheesh Theekshana, Theivendram Dinoshan, Ashan Randika, Krishan Sanjula, Avishka Fernando, Faf du Plessis

Kandy Warriors

Ayana Siriwardena, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Kumara, Angelo Perera, Cameron Delport, Ishan Jayaratne, Binura Fernando, Asela Gunaratne, Udara Jayasundara, Kamindu Mendis, Shashika Dulshan, Kalhara Senaratne, Rovman Powell, Milinda Siriwardena, Ahmed Shehzad, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Irfan, Al Amin Hossain, Ahmed Shehzad

Colombo Stars

Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Jehan Daniel, Pathum Nissanka, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ravi Rampaul, Ashan Priyanjan, Himesh Ratnayke, Thikshila de Silva, Shiran Fernando, Tom Banton, Angelo Mathews, Sherfane Rutherford, Kusal Perera, Naveen ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Dinesh Chandilmal

Dambulla Giants

Chamika Edirisinghe, Janith Liyanage, Josh Little, Nuwan Pradeep, Dilshan Munaweera, Kalana Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Odean Smith, Rilee Rossouw, Sohaib Maqsood, Madushan Ravichandrakumar, Niroshan Dickwella, Sachitha Jayathilake, Tharindu Ratnayake, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Sacha de Alwis, Muditha Lakshan, Imran Tahir, Dasun Shanaka, Najibullah Zadran.

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