The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will take place from July 1 to 21. Ahead of the LPL 2024, the auction was held on May 21 in Colombo.
There were 420 players up for bid during the much-awaited auction, comprising both international and Sri Lankan talent. Of these players, 154 were from Sri Lanka, while the remaining players were international cricketers.
The auction witnessed the highest bid in the history of the LPL when Matheesha Pathirana was bought by the Colombo Strikers for Rs 1 crore ($120,000).
All five teams had a total purse of US$500,000. After the auction, the teams have the following players: B-Love Kandy – 22, Jaffna Kings – 24, Dambulla Thunders – 24, Colombo Strikers – 20, and Galle Marvels – 24.
LPL 2024 squads
B-Love Kandy squad
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Haris, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammad Hasnain, Pawan Rathnayake, Chamath Gomez, Chaturanga De Silva, Kavindu Pathiratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Salman Ali Agha, Shoriful Islam (Mohammad Ali’s replacement), Kasun Rajitha
Colombo Strikers squad
Thisara Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Nipun Dhananjaya, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Binura Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammad Waseem, Allah Ghazanfar
Galle Titans squad
Niroshan Dickwella, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorious, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Mohomed Shiraz, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay
Dambulla Thunders squad
Kusal Janith Perera, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Lahiru Madushanka, Sonal Dinusha, Reeza Hendricks, Mark Chapman, Sachitha Jayatilake, Towhid Hridoy, Nimesh Vimukhti, Mohammad Nabi, Asanka Manoj, Chamindu Wickramasinghe
Jaffna Kings squad
Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Rossouw, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarakoon, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Wanuja Sahan, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasm, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Theesan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka