Lanka Premier League to begin on December 5 - watch live streaming in India

The second edition of the Lanka Premier League begins on December 5 in Colombo. The final will be played on December 23.

A total of 24 matches will be played across a span of over two weeks with the league stage taking place at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The knockouts and the final will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota.

The tournament will be played in a round-robin and playoff format and will feature international Sri Lankan stars like Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

The five teams competing in Lanka Premier League 2021 are Colombo Stars, Dambulla Giants, Galle Gladiators, Jaffna Kings and Kandy Warriors.

Jaffna Stallions were the inaugural champions of the Lanka Premier League after they defeated Galle Gladiators by 53 runs in the final last year. 

Lanka Premier League 2021 schedule, fixtures and live India match times

All times in India Standard Time (IST)

Date, Day	Match	Time
December 5, Sunday	Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Kings	7:30 PM
December 6, Monday	Dambulla Giants vs Kandy Warriors Colombo Stars vs Galle Gladiators	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 7, Tuesday	Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Warriors	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 8, Wednesday	Colombo Stars vs Dambulla  Giants Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Warriors	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 10, Friday	Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 11, Saturday	Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Warriors Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 12, Sunday	Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Warriors Colombo Stars vs Galle Gladiators	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 13, Monday	Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators	7:30 PM
December 14, Tuesday	Colombo Stars vs Kandy Warriors Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 16, Thursday	Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings Dambulla Giants vs Kandy Warriors	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 17, Friday	Galle Gladiators vs  Jaffna Kings Colombo Stars vs Kandy Warriors	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 20, Monday	Eliminator Qualifier 1	3:00 PM 7:30 PM
December 21, Tuesday	Qualifier 2	7:30 PM
December 23, Thursday	Final	7:30 PM

Lanka Premier League 2021 full squads

Galle Gladiators: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (captain), 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, , Mohammad Hafeez

Jaffna Kings: Thisara Perera (captain), 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, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Theivendram Dinoshan, Ashan Randika, Krishan Sanjula, Avishka Fernando, Faf du Plessis

Kandy Warriors: Angelo Perera (captain), Ayana Siriwardena, Amjad Khan, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Kumara, , Cameron Delport, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Ishan Jayaratne, Binura Fernando, Asela Gunaratne, Udara Jayasundara, Kamindu Mendis, Nazmul Islam Apu, Mohammad Mithun, Shashika Dulshan, Kalhara Senaratne, Rovman Powell, Milinda Siriwardena

Colombo Stars: Angelo Mathews (captain),Jehan Daniel, Mohammad Irfan, Al Amin Hossain, Lahiru Gamage, Pathum Nissanka, Lakshan Sandakan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Manpreet Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Gihan Rupasinghe, Dilshan Munaweera, Chris Gayle, Malindu Maduranga, Taskin Ahmed, Nalin Priyadarshana, Hashan Dumindu, Kanagarathinam Kabilraj, Ahmed Shehzad, TM Sampath, Nuwanidu Fernando

Dambulla Giants: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Chamika Edirisinghe, Janith Liyanage, Josh Little, Nuwan Pradeep, 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, , Najibullah Zadran.

Where to watch Lanka Premier League 2021 live in India?

Lanka Premier League 2021 will be telecast live on the Sony Six SD and Sony Six HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming for Lanka Premier League 2021 will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.

SportsAdda will bring you Lanka Premier League 2021 live scores.

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