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
|
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
|
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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