Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
ChampionsJaffna Kings (4th title)
Runners-upGalle Marvels
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the seriesRilee Rossouw (Jaffna Kings)
Most runsTim Seifert (Galle Marvels) (400)
Most wicketsShadab Khan (Colombo Strikers) (17)
Official websiteLanka Premier League
The 2024 Lanka Premier League, also known as the LPL 5, was the fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka. The league was organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket. The tournament began on 1 July and the final was played on 21 July 2024. Five franchise teams took part in a double round-robin league followed by a playoffs. Kandy Falcons, formerly known as B-Love Kandy, were the defending champions.
2024 Lanka Premier League is located in Sri Lanka
Background
On 16 February 2024, it was announced that the fifth season of the tournament would begin on July 1, 2024, two days after the conclusion of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Dambulla Aura was purchased by Imperial Sports Group, who renamed it Dambulla Thunders. But later, LPL terminated the Dambulla Thunders contract when its co-owner Tamim Rahman was arrested on match-fixing charges. Following that, Sequoia Consultants through DeSilva Holdings got ownership of the Dambulla franchise and renamed it Dambulla Sixers. Galle Titans changed to Galle Marvels after Cricket Marvels LLC owned by Prem Thakkar acquired the franchise. B-Love Kandy was terminated due to violation of contractual obligations and were replaced by Kandy Falcons.
Michael Clarke was announced as the brand ambassador for LPL 2024.
Matches at LPL 2024 featured two "power-blast overs", which would be the 16th and 17th overs of each completed innings, where a maximum of four fielders were allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
Player auction
The auction was held on 21 May 2024, where the five franchises were allowed to spend a maximum of US$500,000 each. The auction was held at Hilton Colombo.
Each team was allowed to have a squad of 20-24 players, inclusive of a mandatory six overseas players and 14-19 domestic players. Any money not spent from the pre-signing kitty could not be carried over to the auction. The teams also had a right-to-match option for their players, and the money for that had to come from within the auction kitty.
Bidding took place between two teams at any given time, with a third team allowed to join the bidding only once one of the first two teams had withdrawn from the process. An "accelerated" auction process occurred after the first 70 names were presented for bidding. This process saw franchises nominate 15-20 players, including unsold players, who would go under the hammer.
Players were categorised into two groups, capped and uncapped. Each capped player will be able to register themselves under base prices ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 in $10,000 increments. Uncapped players will be classed with a base price of $20,000 - those having played a minimum of 50 first-class matches; $10,000 - a minimum of 25 first-class matches, or a minimum of 18 matches in the LPL or any other equivalent T20 franchise league; and $5000 - those who do not meet any of the criteria mentioned above.
Matheesha Pathirana became the auction's most expensive player to be picked when Colombo Strikers bought him for a record price of $120,000. Afghanistan Karim Janat became the auction's most expensive overseas player to be picked at $80,000 and it raised eyebrows given Karim Janat is yet to establish and prove himself at international level.
Among the fresh overseas signings, Afghanistan allrounder Karim Janat attracted the biggest bid, going for $80,000 to Dambulla Thunders, a franchise under new ownership this year. Rilee Rossouw was another headliner, joining Kings for $60,000.
Venues
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy were selected as the venues.
City
Colombo
Dambulla
Kandy
Ground
R. Premadasa Stadium
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Capacity
35,000
16,800
35,000
Matches
10
8
6
DambullaColomboKandy
Points table
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
Pos
Teamv, t, e
Pld
W
L
Pts
NRR
Qualification
1
Galle Marvels (R)
8
5
3
10
−0.059
Advanced to Qualifier 1
2
Jaffna Kings (C)
8
5
3
10
−0.392
3
Colombo Strikers (4th)
8
4
4
8
0.583
Advanced to Eliminator
4
Kandy Falcons (3rd)
8
3
5
6
0.033
5
Dambulla Sixers
8
3
5
6
−0.269
League stage
In April 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the competition.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Shadab Khan became the first bowler from the Colombo Strikers to take a hat-trick.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field. , Kusal Perera (Dambulla Sixers) scored his first century in T20s.
Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field. , Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in T20s.[citation needed]
Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Marvels won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field. , The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field. , Super over: Dambulla Sixers 6/2, Galle Marvels 12/0
Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 1 1 July 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
Dambulla Sixers179/4 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Falcons183/4 (17.2 overs)
Mark Chapman 91* (61) Dasun Shanaka 3/20 (4 overs)
Kandy Falcons won by 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Kandy Falcons)
Match 2 2 July 2024 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Jaffna Kings177/7 (20 overs)
v
Galle Marvels179/5 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 59 (48) Zahoor Khan 3/34 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 65 (47) Fabian Allen 2/33 (4 overs)
Galle Marvels won by 5 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Galle Marvels)
Colombo Strikers won by 51 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Shantha Fonseka (SL) Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Colombo Strikers)
Match 4 3 July 2024 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Dambulla Sixers191/2 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings197/6 (20 overs)
Kusal Perera 102* (52) Dhananjaya de Silva 2/25 (4 overs)
Avishka Fernando 80 (34) Mustafizur Rahman 2/30 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 4 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
Galle Marvels won by 7 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Sanjeewa Fernando (SL) Player of the match: Isuru Udana (Galle Marvels)
Match 6 5 July 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
Galle Marvels187/5 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings191/5 (19.4 overs)
Tim Seifert 104* (63) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/33 (4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 67 (42) Zahoor Khan 2/33 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 5 wickets Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Jaffna Kings)
Mohammad Haris 56 (32) Matheesha Pathirana 4/26 (4 overs)
Colombo Strikers won by 2 runs Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Shantha Fonseka (SL) Player of the match: Matheesha Pathirana (Colombo Strikers)
