LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE 2023 SQUADS – FINAL PLAYERS LIST FOR ALL LPL 2023 TEAMS
LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE 2023 SQUADS:
Lanka Premier League held their bidding war to pick players for the 2023 season, all the teams are now shaped up, and you can find all the details about your favorite team in the LPL 2023 season.
The 2023 season of the Lanka Premier League will take place from 22 July 2023 to 22 August 2023, a huge action-pack tournament with some of the world’s best T20 players awaits you next month.
The player’s auction draft for the 2023 Lanka Premier League season was held on 14 June 2023, all teams already signed four players in their squads before the auction and after the auction draft, after that, all teams were able to pick their complete squads for the upcoming Lanka Premier League 2023 season.
THE SQUADS OF ALL THE TEAMS FEATURING IN THE 2023 LANKA PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS;
COLOMBO STRIKERS:
Colombo Strikers already signed the captain of the Pakistan team, Babar Azam along with the young pace sensation of Pakistan, Naseem Shah. Along with this star duo, Colombo Strikers drafted many other big names like Karunaratne, Wahab Riaz, Nissanka, Iftikhar Ahmed, etc. in their team for the 2023 LPL season.
| BABAR AZAM | SIGNED PLAYER |
| NASEEM SHAH | SIGNED PLAYER |
| CHAMIKA KARUNARATNE | SIGNED PLAYER |
| MATHEESHA PATHIRANA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AUCTION PICKED PLAYERS | |
| NIROSHAN DICKWELLA | WAHAB RIAZ |
| LAKSHAN SANDAKAN | PATHUM NISSANKA |
| MOVIN SUBASINGHE | NIPUN DANANJAYA |
| LAHIRU UDARA | ESHAN MALINGA |
| SHASHIKA DULSHAN | NUWANIDU FERNANDO |
| IFTIKHAR AHMED | JEFFERY VANDERSAY |
| LORCAN TUCKER | DHANANJAYA LAKSHAN |
| ANGELO PERERA | KAVISHKA ANJULA |
| RAMESH MENDIS | AHAN WICKRAMANSINGHE |
| YASHODA LANKA | |
DAMBULLA AURA:
Dambulla Aura, before the start of the auction draft already signed the star Australian batsman, Mathew Wade, and the attacking bowler of South Africa, Lungi Ngidi in their team. Along with these big international players, Dambulla Aura worked very well in the auction and drafted many other big names like Kusal Mendis, De Silva, Perera, Noor Ahmed, etc. in their team for the 2023 LPL season.
| MATHEW WADE | SIGNED PLAYER |
| KUSAL MENDIS | SIGNED PLAYER |
| LUNGI NGIDI | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AVISHKA FERNANDO | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AUCTION PICKED PLAYERS | |
| DHANNANJAYA DE SILVA | KUSAL PERERA |
| HAYDEN KERR | S. SAMARAWICKRAMA |
| BINURA FERNANDO | NOOR AHMED |
| SACHITA JAYATHILAKA | JANITH LIYANAGE |
| PRAMOD MADHUSHAN | SHAHNAWAZ DAHANI |
| LAKSHAN EDIRISINGHE | DUSHAN HEMANTHA |
| ZEON DANIEL | WANUJA SAHAN |
| KAVIDU PATHIRATHNA | RAVINDU FERNANDO |
| ALEX ROSS | TREVEEN MATHEW |
| MANELKER DE SILVA | PRAVEEN JAYAWICKRAMA |
GALLE TITANS:
Galle Titans picked the captain of the Srilankan T20I team, Dasun Shanaka as their signing along with players like Shakib Al Hasan, and Tabraiz Shamsi. Many other players like Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ben Cutting, Lahiru Kumara, and some young talented players are picked by Galle Titans for the 2023 LPL season.
| SHAKIB AL HASAN | SIGNED PLAYER |
| DASUN SHANAKA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| TABRAIZ SHAMSI | SIGNED PLAYER |
| BHANUKA RAJAPAKSA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AUCTION PICKED PLAYERS | |
| SEEKKUGE PRASANNA | LAHIRU KUMARA |
| LASITH CROOSPULLE | SOHAN DE LIVERA |
| ASHAN PRIYANJANA | BEN CUTTING |
| MUHAMMAD MITHUN | PASIDU SOORIYABANDARA |
| SHEVON DANIEL | MOHAMED SHIRAZ |
| MINOD BHANUKA | LAHIRU SAMARAKOON |
| KASUN RAJITHA | AKILA DANANJAYA |
| CHAD BOWES | TIM SEIFERT |
| SONAL DINUSHA | AVISHKA PERERA |
| ANUK FERNANDO | VISHWA FERNANDO |
KANDY FALCONS:
Kandy Falcons started to build their team with the signing of four top-class players which include the explosive Pakistani batsman, Fakhar Zaman, and two world-class spinners of the world, Mujeeb and Hasaranga are also a part of their team. Some quality players like Asif Ali, Angelo Mathews, Muhammad Hasnain, Chandimal, etc. are also with Kandy Falcons this season.
| FAKHAR ZAMAN | SIGNED PLAYER |
| MUJEEB UR REHMAN | SIGNED PLAYER |
| ANGELO MATHEWS | SIGNED PLAYER |
| WANINDU HASARANGA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AUCTION PICKED PLAYERS | |
| ISURU UDANA | DINESH CHANDIMAL |
| MUHAMMAD HASNAIN | DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA |
| SAHAN ARACHICHAGE | ASHEN BANDARA |
| MUHAMMAD HARIS | NAVOD PARANAVITHANA |
| ASIF ALI | KAMINDU MENDIS |
| NUWAN PRADEEP | CHATURANGA DE SILVA |
| LAHIRU MASUSHANKA | AMER JAMAL |
| MALSHA THARUPATI | THANUKA DABARE |
| LASITH ABEYRATHNE | AVISHKA THARINDU |
JAFFNA KINGS:
Jaffna Kings started to work on their team so that they can build a strong core of their team, they already signed the power hitter from South Africa, David Miller along with the young explosive batsman from Afghanistan, Rahman Gurbaz. Jaffna Kings then came back in the auction and drafted many other big names like Shoaib Malik, Chris Lynn, Madhushanka, Charith Asalanka, etc. in their team for the 2023 LPL season.
| DAVID MILLER | SIGNED PLAYER |
| THISARA PERERA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| RAHMANULLAH GURBAZ | SIGNED PLAYER |
| MAHESH THEEKSHANA | SIGNED PLAYER |
| AUCTION PICKED PLAYERS | |
| CHARITH ASALANKA | DUNITH WELLAGE |
| SHOAIB MALIK | PATHUM KUMARA |
| THEESAN VITHUSAN | ASANKA MANOJ |
| VIJAYKANTH VIYASKANTH | NISHAN MADUSHKA |
| ASITHA FERNANDO | HARDUS VILJOEN |
| NUWAN THUSHARA | DILSHAN MADUSHANKA |
| ZAMAN KHAN | ASHAN RANDIKA |
| RATNARAJAH THENURATHAN | CHRIS LYNN |
| ASELA GUNARATHNE | |
- ALL THE TEAMS WERE ALLOWED TO PICK AROUND 24 PLAYERS BASED ON PURSE, BUT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 20 PLAYERS IN EVERY SQUAD, OUT OF THOSE 20 PLAYERS, ONLY SIX CAN BE YOUR OVERSEAS PLAYERS AND THE REST OF THE PLAYERS SHOULD BE SRILANKAN.
- AS STATED BY THE SLC, EVERY TEAM CAN SPEND A TOTAL OF UP TO USD $ 500,000 IN THE BIDDING WAR AT THE AUCTION.
- A TOTAL MAX VALUE OF $ 2.5 MILLION WAS THERE TO SPEND IN THE AUCTION FOR ALL FIVE TEAMS IN LPL 2023 AUCTION DRAFT.
