| Dates | 6 – 23 December 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Jaffna Kings (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Colombo Stars |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Sadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings) |
| Most runs | Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) (339) |
| Most wickets | Carlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons) (18) |
| Official website | lplt20sl |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Lanka Premier League also known as Mazaplay LPL T20, for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 31 July to 21 August 2022 with Sri Lanka Cricket initially having promised to conduct LPL tournament targeting the August window.[2][3] The ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka were scrapped due to the hosting of this tournament.[4] However, in July 2022, the tournament was postponed due to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with the aim to play it later in 2022.[5][6] The tournament was later rescheduled and held from 6 to 23 December 2022.[7] The tournament also emphasized to promote and boost both the economy and international tourism.[8]
Former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya, former Pakistani ace fast bowler Wasim Akram and former West Indian veteran batsman Viv Richards were appointed as brand ambassadors for the third edition of the tournament.[9][10] Samantha Dodanwela was appointed as the tournament director replacing Ravin Wickramaratne with the latter decided to resign owing to personal reasons.[11][12]
The tournament title logo was designed by Miyulika Weeramanthree, a mechanical engineering student from Kandy who was recognised by Sri Lanka Cricket during the LPL logo launch event which was held on 20 October 2022 and she was awarded a cash prize worth US$1000.[13][14] Sri Lanka Cricket had initiated an open fan competition with the intention of finding the most attractive and suitable creative logo for the competition.
Ada Derana was officially selected as the television broadcasting partner for the event in Sri Lanka.[15] The winners of the tournament were awarded US$100,000 while the runners-up would be awarded US$50,000.[16]
Dambulla Giants became Dambulla Aura with a change in ownership of the franchise.[17] Kandy Warriors also changed to Kandy Falcons.[18][19]
On 23 December 2022, Jaffna Kings defeated Colombo Stars by 2 wickets in the final, to win their third successive LPL title.[20]
The players' draft was held on 7 July 2022.[21][22] However, some changes were later made to respective teams ever since the tournament was reshuffled from August to December. Players from England and Australia later withdrew from the tournament owing to the busy international schedule and 2022–23 Big Bash League season. However, most of the local players who were signed had been retained by the respective franchises and the franchises were allowed to pick new players without a draft ever since the change in the tournament schedule. Danushka Gunathilaka, while in Australia during the middle of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, has been accused of sexual assault and has made himself unavailable for the tournament.[23][24]
R. Premadasa StadiuminColombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket StadiuminHambantota and Pallekele International Cricket StadiuminKandy were selected as the venues.[2]
| Colombo | Hambantota | Kandy |
|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
|
|
|
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,300 | Capacity: 35,000 |
  Hambantota Colombo Kandy
| ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
| 2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
| 5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
The updated schedule was published on 14 October 2022.[25]
Jaffna Kings |
v |
Galle Gladiators |
Dunith Wellalage 30 (20) |
Kusal Mendis 51 (43) |
Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs |
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Andre Fletcher 102* (67) |
Angelo Mathews 26 (23) |
Kandy Falcons won by 109 runs. |
Dambulla Aura |
v |
Jaffna Kings |
Jordan Cox 43 (22) |
Sadeera Samarawickrama62* (44) |
Jaffna Kings won by 9 wickets |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Kandy Falcons |
Movin Subasingha 40 (38) |
Kamindu Mendis 44 (34) |
Kandy Falcons won by 5 wickets |
Colombo Stars |
v |
Dambulla Aura |
Niroshan Dickwella 62 (41) |
Tom Abell 33 (22) |
Colombo Stars won by 9 runs |
Jaffna Kings |
v |
Kandy Falcons |
Avishka Fernando 31 (26) |
Ashen Bandara44* (39) |
Kandy Falcons won by 3 wickets |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Lahiru Udara45* (30) |
Niroshan Dickwella58* (44) |
Galle Gladiators won by 25 runs |
Jaffna Kings |
v |
Dambulla Aura |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 73 (35) |
Dasun Shanaka 44 (23) |
Jaffna Kings won by 51 runs |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Kandy Falcons |
Thanuka Dabare 70 (51) |
Ashen Bandara41* (30) |
Galle Gladiators won by 12 runs |
Jaffna Kings |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Shoaib Malik35* (26) |
Angelo Mathews73* (39) |
Jaffna Kings won by 6 runs |
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Dambulla Aura |
Kamindu Mendis 58 (40) |
Chaturanga de Silva 25 (15) |
Kandy Falcons won by 77 runs |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Kusal Mendis 72 (49) |
Dinesh Chandimal 63 (33) |
Colombo Stars won by 2 wickets |
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Jaffna Kings |
Fabian Allen 47 (23) |
Sadeera Samarawickrama 48 (41) |
Kandy Falcons won by 10 runs |
Dambulla Aura |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Pramod Madushan23* (26) |
Charith Asalanka58* (36) |
Colombo Stars won by 9 wickets |
Dambulla Aura |
v |
Galle Gladiators |
Shevon Daniel 80 (55) |
Lahiru Udara 32 (32) |
Dambulla Aura won by 48 runs |
Colombo Stars |
v |
Kandy Falcons |
Angelo Mathews 41 (38) |
Kamindu Mendis51* (48) |
Kandy Falcons won by 9 wickets |
Jaffna Kings |
v |
Galle Gladiators |
Afif Hossain 54 (35) |
Kusal Mendis 58 (45) |
Jaffna Kings won by 16 runs |
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Dambulla Aura |
Ashen Bandara 37 (31) |
Sikandar Raza 45 (33) |
Kandy Falcons won by 39 runs |
Colombo Stars |
v |
Jaffna Kings |
Dominic Drakes 38 (20) |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 69 (40) |
Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Dambulla Aura |
Nuwanidu Fernando63* (42) |
Matthew Forde 52 (30) |
Dambulla Aura won by 4 wickets |
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 December 2022 — Colombo | 23 December 2022 — Colombo | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kandy Falcons | 143/8 (20 overs) | 2 | Jaffna Kings | 164/8 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Jaffna Kings | 98/3 (11 overs) | 22 December 2022 — Colombo | 3 | Colombo Stars | 163/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Kandy Falcons | 168/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 21 December 2022 — Colombo | 3 | Colombo Stars | 169/4 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Colombo Stars | 109/3 (16.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Galle Gladiators | 108/9 (18 overs) | |||||||||||
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Jaffna Kings |
Pathum Nissanka 35 (31) |
Avishka Fernando 21 (11) |
Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs (DLS method) |
Galle Gladiators |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Sahan Arachchige 53 (31) |
Ravi Bopara43* (28) |
Colombo Stars won by 7 wickets |
Kandy Falcons |
v |
Colombo Stars |
Wanindu Hasaranga77* (34) |
Charith Asalanka 64 (40) |
Colombo Stars won by 6 wickets |
Colombo Stars |
v |
Jaffna Kings |
Dinesh Chandimal 49 (40) |
Avishka Fernando 50 (43) |
Jaffna Kings won by 2 wickets |
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Kings | 10 | 339 | 54 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | Jaffna Kings | 9 | 294 | 62* |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Colombo Stars | 11 | 287 | 63 |
| Andre Fletcher | Kandy Falcons | 9 | 266 | 102* |
| Kamindu Mendis | Kandy Falcons | 10 | 260 | 58 |
|
Domestic cricket in 2022–23
| |
|---|---|
| First-class |
|
| List A |
|
| Twenty20 |
|
