The Lanka Premier League (abbreviated as LPL)(Sinhala: ලංකා ප්රිමියර් ලීග්, Tamil: லங்கா பிரீமியர் லீக்) is a professional cricket league in Sri Lanka in Twenty20 format contested every year by teams representing Sri Lankan cities from 2020. It is very similar to the Indian Premier League.
The 2021 Lanka Premier League (LPLT20) is the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. It is scheduled to take place from 5 to 23 December 2021. There were plans to increase the number of teams from five to six, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that five teams would take part, as per the first tournament.
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021 will start on December 5 at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo, with last year’s finalists Galle Gladiators taking on Jaffna Kings in the opening game.
The first phase of the competition that consists of 20 matches, will take place at R Premadasa stadium. Similarly, the remaining round will be hosted by Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota.
Lanka Premier League 2021 Schedule, Time Table, Fixture
| Sr. No. | Date | Day | Time | Match Details | Venue |
| 01. | 05 December 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 02. | 06 December 2021 | Monday | 3:00 PM | Dambulla Giants vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 03. | 06 December 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Colombo Stars vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 04. | 07 December 2021 | Tuesday | 3:00 PM | Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 05. | 07 December 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Kandy Warriors vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 06. | 08 December 2021 | Wednesday | 3:00 PM | Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 07. | 08 December 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Kandy Warriors vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 08. | 10 December 2021 | Friday | 3:00 PM | Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 09. | 10 December 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 10. | 11 December 2021 | Saturday | 3:00 PM | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 11. | 11 December 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 12. | 12 December 2021 | Sunday | 3:00 PM | Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 13. | 12 December 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 14. | 13 December 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 15. | 14 December 2021 | Tuesday | 3:00 PM | Kandy Warriors vs Colombo Stars | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 16. | 14 December 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 17. | 16 December 2021 | Thursday | 3:00 PM | Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 18. | 16 December 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Kandy Warriors vs Dambulla Giants | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 19. | 17 December 2021 | Friday | 3:00 PM | Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gladiators | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 20. | 17 December 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Colombo Stars vs Kandy Warriors | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 21. | 20 December 2021 | Monday | 3:00 PM | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator | Hambantota |
| 22. | 20 December 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 | Hambantota |
| 23. | 21 December 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 | Hambantota |
| 24. | 23 December 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Final | Hambantota |
Lanka Premier League 2021 Teams
A total of five teams are participating in this event. Below are the teams which will play the Lanka Premier League 2021.
| Team Name | Debut | Owner | Captain | Coach |
| Colombo Stars | 2020 | Anil Damani | Angelo Mathews | TBD |
| Dambulla Giants | 2020 | Qamar Khan | Dasun Shanaka | TBD |
| Galle Gladiators | 2020 | Nadeem Omar | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Moin Khan |
| Jaffna Kings | 2020 | Subaskaran Allirajah | Thisara Perera | Thilina Kandamby |
| Kandy Warriors | 2020 | Ravi Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi | Asela Gunaratne | TBD |
It is expected that from the next season a new team will be added to this list.
Lanka Premier League 2021 Squads, Players details
All the teams have already acquired the required no of players for their respective teams. Below are the Squads details of Lanka Premier League 2021 Teams
Colombo Stars LPL 2021 Squads
- Chris Gayle
- Ahmed Shehzad
- Dilshan Munaweera
- Pathum Nissanka
- Gihan Rupasinghe
- Nuwanidu Fernando
- Hashan Dumindu
- TM Sampath
- Malindu Maduranga
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Mohammad Irfan
- Al-Amin Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Lakshan Sandakan
- Seekkuge Prasanna
- Manpreet Gony
- Lahiru Gamage
- Jehan Daniel
- Kanagarathinam Kabilraj
- Nalin Priyadarshana
Dambulla Giants LPL 2021 Squads
- Rilee Rossouw
- Ramesh Mendis
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Najibullah Zadran
- Lahiru Udara
- Kalana Perera
- Dasun Shanaka (Captain)
- Janith Liyanage
- Madushan Ravichandrakumar
- Tharindu Ratnayake
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Imran Tahir
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Odean Smith
- Joshua Little
- Nuwan Pradeep
- Muditha Lakshan
- Chamikara Edirisinghe
- Sacha De Alwis
- Sachitha Jayathilake
Galle Gladiators LPL 2021 Squads
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Captain)
- Kusal Mendis
- Angelo Jayasinghe
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Danushka Gunathilaka
- Samit Patel
- Dhananjaya Lakshan
- Lahiru Madushanka
- Mohammed Shamaaz
- Suminda Lakshan
- Isuru Udana
- Sarfaraz Ahmed
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Mohammad Amir
- Anwar Ali
- Pulina Tharanga
- Nuwan Thushara
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Ashian Daniel
- Kevin Koththigoda
Jaffna Kings LPL 2021 Squads
- Faf du Plessis
- Avishka Fernando
- Upul Tharanga
- Ashan Randika
- Shoaib Malik
- Chaturanga de Silva
- Thisara Perera (Captain)
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Theivendiram Dinoshan
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Krishan Arachchige
- Wahab Riaz
- Usman Shinwari
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Jayden Seales
- Suranga Lakmal
- Ashen Bandara
- Chamika Gunasekara
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Rathnaraja Thanuradan
Kandy Warriors LPL 2021 Squads
- Rovman Powell
- Amjad Gul Khan
- Cameron Delport
- Angelo Perera
- Asela Gunaratne
- Milinda Siriwardana
- Ishan Jayaratne
- Kamindu Mendis
- Udara Jayasundera
- Charith Asalanka
- Ayana Siriwardhana
- Nimesh Vimukthi
- Mohammad Mithun
- Kamil Mishara
- Lahiru Kumara
- Nazmul Islam
- Mehedi Hasan Rana
- Binura Fernando
- Shashika Dulshan
- Kalhara Senarathne
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