Sri Lanka Cricket announced the schedule and squad for the inaugural Lanka Premier League(LPL) 2020. The LPL will be held from November 26 to December 16 and will only be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota owing to the COVID-19 restrictions.
- Five franchises – the Dambulla Viiking, the Jaffna Stallions, the Kandy Tuskers, the Colombo Kings, and the Galle Gladiators – will play in LPL 2020.
- Four former Indian cricket team players will be in action during this tournament.
🇱🇰 Who are you cheering for in the inaugural Lanka Premier League?!#LPL2020 pic.twitter.com/hEsxlRQlOV
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2020
LPL 2020 Full Squad and Schedule
LPL 2020 Squad
Colombo Kings
Angelo Mathews, Andre Russell, Karim Khan Sadeq, Dammika Prasad, Manpreet Gony, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Amila Aponso, Ashan Priyanjaya, Ravinderpal Singh, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Theekshila de Silva, PHT Kaushal, Lahiru Udara, Himesh Ramanayka, Kalana Perera, Tharindu Rathnayaka, Navod Paranawithana, Qais Ahmad, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Laurie Evans
Kandy Tuskers
Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Kevin Kottigoda, Vishwa Fernando, Seekkuge Prasanna, Asela Guneratne, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Priyamal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Kavisha Anjula, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nishan Madushka, Chamika Edirisinghe, Ishan Jayaratne, Irfan Pathan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sohail Tanveer, Munaf Patel, Dale Steyn, Brendan Taylor
Jaffna Stallions
Thisara Perera, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Wanidu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Avishka Fernando, Dananjaya De Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Binura Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Chathuranga de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Nuwandinu Fernando, Kanakaratnam Kapilraj, Theivendiram Dinoshan, Vijayakanth Vijayakanth, Kyle Abbott, Duanne Olivier, Tom Moores, Johnson Charles, Duanne Oliver, Sebastianpillai Vijeyaraj
Galle Gladiators
Shahid Afridi, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammed Amir, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Akila Dananjaya, Milinda Siriwardane, Azam Khan, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mohammed Shiraz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chanaka Ruwansiri, Sahan Arachchi, Duvindu Tillakaratne, Chadwick Walton, Ashan Ali, Abdul Nasir, Waqas Maqsood
Dambulla Viiking
Dasun Shanaka, Samit Patel, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Kumara, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Madushanka, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Perera, Ramesh Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Dilshan Madushanka, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Shajindu Colombage, Lendl Simmons, Sundeep Tyagi, Samiullah Shenwari, Anwar Ali, Malinda Pushpakumara, Aftab Alam.
LPL 2020 Schedule
| DATE | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| Nov-26 | Colombo Kings vs Kandy Tuskers | 7:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Nov-27 | Jaffna Stallions vs Galle Gladiators | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Nov-28 | Kandy Tuskers vs Dambulla Lions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Nov-28 | Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Nov-30 | Dambulla Lions vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Nov-30 | Kandy Tuskers vs Galle Gladiators | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-01 | Colombo Kings vs Dambulla Lions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-01 | Jaffna Stallions vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-03 | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-03 | Dambulla Lions vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-04 | Colombo Kings vs Jaffna Stallions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-05 | Dambulla Lions vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-05 | Kandy Tuskers vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-07 | Colombo Kings vs Galle Gladiators | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-07 | Jaffna Stallions vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-09 | Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-9 | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Lions | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-10 | Jaffna Stallions vs Colombo Kings | 3:30 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-10 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Tuskers | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-11 | Dambulla Lions vs Colombo Kings | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-13 | Semifinal 1 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-14 | Semifinal 2 | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
| Dec-16 | FINAL | 8:00 PM | MRICS, Hambantota |
Where to Watch LPL 2020?
India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives – Sony
Pakistan – PTV
United Kingdom – Sky Sports
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