The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 started on July 1 and will conclude on July 21 in Sri Lanka.
As many as five teams will compete in a total of 24 matches across three weeks in the fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League.
Some of the world's top T20 batters including the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rilee Rossouw, Glenn Phillips, Kusal Mendis, Tim Seifert, Ibrahim Zadran, Pathum Nissanka and Towhid Hridoy are featuring in the Sri Lankan T20 League.
New Zealand’s experienced T20 batter Mark Chapman smashed the first fifty of LPL 2024. Representing Dambulla Sixers, Mark Chapman slammed an unbeaten 91 off 61 balls against defending champions Kandy Falcons in the opening match of the ongoing T20 tournament.
Chapman’s scintillating fifty along with Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s 62 not out off 42 balls propelled Dambulla Sixers to 179/4 in their 20 overs at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele.
In reply, Dinesh Chandimal (65), Dasun Shanaka (46 not out) and Angelo Mathews (37 not out) helped Kandy Falcons chase down the target in 17.2 overs to register a comprehensive six-wicket win.
Kandy Falcons (earlier B-Love Kandy) captain Wanindu Hasaranga finished with the most runs in the Lanka Premier League last season. The Sri Lanka T20 cricket team skipper scored 279 runs in 10 matches at an average of 34.87 and a strike rate of 189.79.
Colombo Strikers’ former batter Babar Azam was the second-highest run-scorer in LPL 2023 with 261 runs in eight matches.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s talented batter Avishka Fernando holds the record for the most runs in Lanka Premier League history.
Having represented the likes of Dambulla Aura (now Dambulla Sixers) and Jaffna Kings, Avishka Fernando has accumulated 1,170 runs in 40 games at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 133.71.
With that being said, let’s have a look at the players with the most runs in Lanka Premier League 2024.
Most runs in Lanka Premier League 2024
|
Pos |
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Runs |
|
1 |
Avishka Fernando |
Jaffna Kings |
2 |
139 |
|
2 |
Mark Chapman |
Dambulla Sixers |
2 |
124 |
|
3 |
Dinesh Chandimal |
Kandy Falcons |
2 |
103 |
|
4 |
Kusal Perera |
Dambulla Sixers |
2 |
102 |
|
5 |
Niroshan Dickwella |
Galle Marvels |
2 |
97 |
|
6 |
Charith Asalanka |
Jaffna Kings |
2 |
83 |
|
7 |
Alex Hales |
Galle Marvels |
2 |
79 |
|
8 |
Pathum Nissanka |
Jaffna Kings |
2 |
78 |
|
9 |
Sadeera Samarawickrama |
Colombo Strikers |
2 |
64 |
|
10 |
Chamindu Wickramasinghe |
Dambulla Sixers |
2 |
62 |
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