Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and Playoffs
HostSri Lanka
ChampionsJaffna Kings (3rd title)
Runners-upColombo Stars
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the seriesSadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings)
Most runsAvishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) (339)
Most wicketsCarlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons) (18)
Official websitelplt20sl.com
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. 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. The ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was scrapped due to the hosting of this tournament. 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. The tournament was later rescheduled and held from 6 to 23 December 2022. The tournament also emphasized to promote and boost both the economy and international tourism.
2022 Lanka Premier League is located in Sri Lanka
Squads
The players' draft was held on 7 July 2022. 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.
Venues
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues.
Colombo
Hambantota
Kandy
R. Premadasa Stadium
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 34,300
Capacity: 35,000
HambantotaColomboKandy
Teams and standings
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs , Advance to Qualifier 1 , Advance to Eliminator
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
League stage
The updated schedule was published on 14 October 2022.
Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 1 6 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Jaffna Kings137 (19.5 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators113 (20 overs)
Dunith Wellalage 30 (20) Iftikhar Ahmed 2/8 (1 over)
Kusal Mendis 51 (43) Binura Fernando 3/22 (3 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Dunith Wellalage (Jaffna Kings)
Match 2 6 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
Kandy Falcons199/1 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars90 (14.3 overs)
Andre Fletcher 102* (67) Seekkuge Prasanna 1/23 (3 overs)
Kandy Falcons won by 109 runs. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Andre Fletcher (Kandy Falcons)
Match 3 7 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Dambulla Aura121/9 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings122/1 (15.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 43 (22) Mahesh Theekshana 3/20 (4 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 62* (44) Noor Ahmad 1/28 (3.4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 9 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Sadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings)
Match 4 7 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
Galle Gladiators121/8 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Falcons123/5 (15 overs)
Movin Subasingha 40 (38) Carlos Brathwaite 4/14 (4 overs)
Kandy Falcons won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Carlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons)
Colombo Stars won by 9 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Niroshan Dickwella (Colombo Stars)
Match 6 10 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
Jaffna Kings147/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Falcons148/7 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 31 (26) Fabian Allen 2/23 (4 overs)
Kandy Falcons won by 3 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Chamika Karunaratne (Kandy Falcons)
Match 7 11 December 2022 15:00 (N) Scorecard
Galle Gladiators174/6 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars149/7 (20 overs)
Lahiru Udara 45* (30) Jeffrey Vandersay 2/31 (4 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 58* (44) Iftikhar Ahmed 2/12 (2 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 25 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Lahiru Udara (Galle Gladiators)
Dasun Shanaka 44 (23) Binura Fernando 4/22 (4 overs)
Qualifier 1
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat. , Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 75 runs from 11 overs due to rain. , Rain during Jaffna Kings's innings prevented any further play.
Eliminator
Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
