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Lanka Premier League (Source: Twitter)
The Lanka Premier League will take place from December 6 to December 23. The tournament will consist of five teams. Franchises have been named for five cities namely Jaffna, Kandy, Dambulla, Galle and Colombo. The LPL has been spread across three venues which are - Sooriyawewa in Hambantota, the initial phase of the tournament will happen there before it moves to Pallekele. The latter stages of the tournament will be played at the Khettarama in Colombo. The format of the tournament will take place in a round robin stage. Out of five teams four of them will end up playing the qualifiers. It will follow a playoff format of the Indian T20 League.
The teams placed first and second will play the first qualifier where they winner out of these two teams will have a direct entry into the final. Then the teams who are placed third and forth will play an eliminator. The other team who has made it to the final will be determined by another eliminator.
Sri Lanka's economic crisis has led to the postponement of the league which was earlier slated to be held in August. This has been the biggest challenge for the organisers of the League. The matches for the league have been put out but it still remains to be seen as to who will be owning the five franchises. The names of the franchises have also not been disclosed. The League is being jointly conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket and IPG Group who are the official organisers of the tournament.
The Squads for LPL 2022
| COLOMBO STARS | AURA DAMBULLA | GALLE GLADIATORS | JAFFNA KINGS | KANDY FALCONS |
| Benny Howell | Sikandar Raza | Imad Wassim | Jimmy Neesham | Carlos Brathwaite |
| Angelo Mathews | Dasun Shanaka | Kusal Mendis | Thisara Perera | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| Romario Shephard | Noor Ahamed | Iftikhar Ahamed | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Fabian Allen |
| Charith Asalanka | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Kusal Janith Perera | Dhananjaya de Silva | Chamika Karunaratne |
| Dominic Drakes | Tom Abell | Mohammad Hasnain | Shoaib Malik | Andre Fletcher |
| Ravi Bopara | Jordon Cox | Sarfaraz Ahmed | James Fuller | |
| Naveen ul-haq | Haider Ali | Azam Khan | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Oshane Thomas |
| Niroshan Dickwella | Lahiru Kumara | Nuwan Pradeep | Maheesh Theekshana | Isuru Udana |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | Ramesh Mendis | Lakshan Sandakan | Binura Fernando | Matheesha Pathirana |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Chathuranga De Silva | Nuwan Thushara | Dunith Wellalage | Ashen Bandara |
| Karim Janat | Paul Van Meekeren | Anwar Ali | Waqar Salamakiel | Najibulla Zadran |
| Seekuge Prasanna | Pramod Madushan | Nuwanidu Fernando | Suminda Lakshan | Ashan Priyanjan |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | Lasith Croospulle | Nimesh Vimukthi | Sadeera Samarawickrama | Minod Bhanuka |
| Nishan Madushka | Tharindu Ratnayake | Pulina Tharanga | Praveen Jayawickrama | Kamindu Mendis |
| Muditha Lakshan | Kalana Perera | Movin Subasinghe | Dilshan Madushanka | Avishka Perera |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | Dilum Sudeera | Nipun Malinga | Nipun Dananjaya | Ashian Daniel |
| Kevin Koththigoda | Sachitha Jayatilake | Sachindu Colombage | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | Malinda Pushpakumara |
| Chathuranga Kumara | Dushan Hemantha | Lakshan Gamage | Theesan Vithushan | Janith Liyanage |
| Navod Paranavithana | Shevon Daniel | P. H. Tharindu Kaushal | Theivendram Dinoshan | Lasith Abeyratne |
| Chamod Battage | Ravindu Fernando | Sammu Ashan | Ashan Randika | Kavin Bandara |
| Suranga Lakmal | Lahiru Madushanka | Avishka Fernando | Pathum Nissanka | |
| Kasun Rajitha | Chamindu Wickramasinghe | Asitha Fernando | Chamindu Wijesinghe |