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| Dates | 26 November – 16 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin andKnockout |
| Host | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Jaffna Stallions (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Galle Gladiators |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions) |
| Most runs | Danushka Gunathilaka (Galle Gladiators) (476)[1] |
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (Jaffna Stallions) (17)[2] |
| Official website | lplt20sl |
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The2020 Lanka Premier League, also known asMy11Circle LPL T20,[3] for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural edition of theLanka Premier League (LPL)Twenty20 franchisecricket tournament inSri Lanka.[4] Five teams based on various Sri Lankan cities played a total of 23 matches.[5] It was originally scheduled to start in August but was rescheduled several times due to restrictions for theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8]
On 5 November, the tournament was given the green light to go ahead, with all the matches being played at theMRIC Stadium in Hambantota, from 26 November to 16 December 2020.[9] The opening ceremony took place before the first match. In November 2020, Indian fantasy cricket league platform My11Circle was named the title sponsor with a bid of Rs 150M (15 crore) for the tournament.[10][11]
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs againstGalle Gladiators in thefinal and became the inaugural Champions of LPL.[12]
The player draft was scheduled to be held on 1 October 2020.[13] It was later rescheduled to 9 October 2020 to ensure the players had adequate time to meet the Sri Lankan government’s quarantine requirements.[14] The draft was again rescheduled for a second time to 19 October 2020 due to thesudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.[15][16] The squads were announced at the draft viaZoom.[17]
South African playersFaf du Plessis andDavid Miller alongside EnglishmanDawid Malan pulled out of the tournament as they were named in the limited overs squads for the series betweenEnglish and South Africa in November 2020.[18] Pakistani playersMohammad Hafeez,Sarfaraz Ahmed andWahab Riaz pulled out of the tournament as they were named in the 35 memberPakistan squad for the series against New Zealand in December 2020.[19]Colin Ingram pulled out of the tournament due to hisBig Bash League stint withHobart Hurricanes whileCarlos Brathwaite also withdrew from the tournament after being signed by theSydney Sixers for the upcoming2020-21 Big Bash League season.[20]
Lendl Simmons replacedCarlos Brathwaite in the Dambulla Viiking team whileBrendan Taylor andJohnson Charles who were initially not picked by any franchises in the draft were signed by the Dambulla Viiking to complete the six foreign players slot.[20] Jaffna Stallions signedKyle Abbott,Duanne Olivier andTom Moores who were not initially part of the draft whileRavi Bopara replacedAsif Ali in Jaffna Stallions to complete its six foreign player slot.[21] Former Indian cricketerIrfan Pathan who was not initially picked by any franchises in the draft was later signed by the Kandy Tuskers.[22]
Manvinder Bisla who was picked by Colombo Kings in the draft had later pulled out of the tournament owing to the strict 14-day quarantine procedure to foreign players.[23]Chris Gayle pulled out of the tournament due to a side strain and also due to failing to negotiate the contract terms with the Kandy Tuskers franchise.[24]Lasith Malinga also withdrew citing fitness issues and lack of match practice.[25]Ravi Bopara who was later drafted into the Jaffna Stallions squad also pulled out citing payment issues.[26]
Canadian batsmanRavinderpal Singh was tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at the Colombo airport.[27]Andre Russell who also arrived with him in the same flight was kept under self-isolation.[28] He was immediately taken to the hospital and reports yet to emerge whether he would be replaced by another player.[29] More replacements were later announced on 20 November 2020.[30]Sohail Tanvir who was set to play for Kandy Tuskers was replaced byDale Steyn after testing positive for COVID-19.[31][32] In later reports, it was revealed that one Pakistani player, one Indian player and one Indian television production technician whose names were not disclosed have been tested positive for COVID-19.[33][34]
Initially, matches were scheduled to be held inKandy,Dambulla andHambantota.[7] The possibility of moving the tournament to either Malaysia or the United Arab Emirates was once considered to circumvent the 14-day quarantine.[35] In the end, health officials agreed to reducing the quarantine period for foreign players from 14 days to 7 days.[36][37] Following the urge from health officials, all 23 matches would be held inHambantota.[38][39]
| Hambantota | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 35,000 | ||
| Matches: 23 | ||
  Hambantota | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo Kings | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.448 |
| 2 | Dambulla Viiking | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −0.087 |
| 3 | Jaffna Stallions(C) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.788 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators(R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.203 |
| 5 | Kandy Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.890 |
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | SF1 | SF2 | F | |
| Colombo Kings | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | L | ||
| Dambulla Viiking | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | L | ||
| Galle Gladiators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | L | |
| Jaffna Stallions | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | W | W | |
| Kandy Tuskers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
Kandy Tuskers 219/3 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Kings 219/7 (20 overs) |
Match tied (Colombo Kings won theSuper Over) Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal andRaveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match:Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Kings) |
Galle Gladiators 175/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Stallions 176/2 (19.3 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 8 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Deepal Gunawardene andLyndon Hannibal Player of the match:Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Stallions) |
Dambulla Viiking 195/4 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Tuskers 84/3 (9.4 overs) |
Dambulla Viiking won by 4 runs (DLS method) Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Hemantha Boteju andRaveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match:Dasun Shanaka (Dambulla Viiking) |
Colombo Kings 96/1 (5 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 62/2 (5 overs) |
Colombo Kings won by 34 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Rohitha Kottahachchi andPrageeth Rambukwella Player of the match:Andre Russell (Colombo Kings) |
Jaffna Stallions 218/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Viiking 152 (19.1 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 66 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Keerthi Bandara andRaveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match:Thisara Perera (Jaffna Stallions) |
Kandy Tuskers 196/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 171/7 (20 overs) |
Kandy Tuskers won by 25 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal andRavindra Kottahachchi Player of the match:Brendan Taylor (Kandy Tuskers) |
Dambulla Viiking 175/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Kings 147 (18.4 overs) |
Dambulla Viiking won by 28 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Deepal Gunawardene andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Dasun Shanaka (Dambulla Viiking) |
Jaffna Stallions 185/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Tuskers 131 (17.1 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 54 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Asanga Jayasooriya andPrageeth Rambukwella Player of the match:Thisara Perera (Jaffna Stallions) |
Galle Gladiators 170/6 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Stallions 174/5 (19.4 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Hemantha Boteju andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Stallions) |
Kandy Tuskers 156/6 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Viiking 157/5 (19.2 overs) |
Dambulla Viiking won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal andRohitha Kottahachchi Player of the match:Angelo Perera (Dambulla Viiking) |
Jaffna Stallions 148/9 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Kings 151/4 (19.2 overs) |
Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires: Keerthi Bandara andRaveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match:Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Kings) |
Dambulla Viiking 207/4 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 198/7 (20 overs) |
Dambulla Viiking won by 9 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Asanga Jayasooriya andPrageeth Rambukwella Player of the match:Anwar Ali (Dambulla Viiking) |
Kandy Tuskers 105 (19.2 overs) | v | Colombo Kings 108/3 (14.1 overs) |
Colombo Kings won by 7 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Ravindra Kottahachchi andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Dushmantha Chameera (Colombo Kings) |
Colombo Kings 171 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 175/2 (17.3 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 8 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Deepal Gunawardene andLyndon Hannibal Player of the match:Mohammad Amir (Galle Gladiators) |
Dambulla Viiking 42/3 (7 overs) | v | |
Jaffna Stallions 150 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Tuskers 151/4 (19.1 overs) |
Kandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Rohitha Kottahachchi andPrageeth Rambukwella Player of the match:Asela Gunaratne (Kandy Tuskers) |
Galle Gladiators 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Viiking 174/6 (20 overs) |
Dambulla Viiking won by 4 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Ravindra Kottahachchi andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Samiullah Shinwari (Dambulla Viiking) |
Colombo Kings 173/4 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Stallions 167/6 (20 overs) |
Colombo Kings won by 6 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires: Keerthi Bandara andLyndon Hannibal Player of the match:Laurie Evans (Colombo Kings) |
Kandy Tuskers 126 (19.1 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 130/1 (17 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 9 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Hemantha Boteju andKumar Dharmasena Player of the match:Danushka Gunathilaka (Galle Gladiators) |
Dambulla Viiking 203/3 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Kings 205/4 (18.5 overs) |
Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena andPrageeth Rambukwella Player of the match:Qais Ahmad (Colombo Kings) |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Colombo Kings | 150/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Galle Gladiators | 151/8 (19.5 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Galle Gladiators | 135/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Jaffna Stallions | 188/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Dambulla Viiking | 128 (19.1 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Jaffna Stallions | 165/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
Colombo Kings 150/9 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 151/8 (19.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 2 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena andRaveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match:Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Gladiators) |
Jaffna Stallions 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Viiking 128 (19.1 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 37 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Lyndon Hannibal andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Johnson Charles (Jaffna Stallions) |
Jaffna Stallions 188/6 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 135/9 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Hambantota Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena andRuchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match:Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Stallions) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danushka Gunathilaka | Galle Gladiators | 10 | 476 | 94* |
| Laurie Evans | Colombo Kings | 8 | 289 | 108* |
| Dasun Shanaka | Dambulla Viiking | 9 | 278 | 73 |
| Avishka Fernando | Jaffna Stallions | 9 | 275 | 92* |
| Niroshan Dickwella | Dambulla Viiking | 9 | 270 | 65 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Jaffna Stallions | 10 | 17 | 3/15 |
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | Galle Gladiators | 8 | 13 | 3/36 |
| Qais Ahmad | Colombo Kings | 9 | 12 | 3/24 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | Galle Gladiators | 8 | 12 | 3/32 |
| Mohammad Amir | Galle Gladiators | 10 | 11 | 5/26 |
