2021 Lanka Premier League

2021 Lanka Premier League
Dates5 December – 23 December 2021
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and Playoffs
Host(s)Sri Lanka
ChampionsJaffna Kings (2nd title)
Runners-upGalle Gladiators
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the seriesAvishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
Most runsKusal Mendis (Galle Gladiators) (327)
Most wicketsSamit Patel (Galle Gladiators) (16)
Maheesh Theekshana (Jaffna Kings) (16)
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The 2021 Lanka Premier League also known as Wolf777 News LPL T20,[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[2] It took place from 5 to 23 December 2021.[3] There were plans to increase the number of teams from five to six, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed that five teams would take part, as per the first tournament.[4]

In June 2021, Charith Senanayake was appointed as the chairman of the LPL Technical Committee for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[5][6] In the same month, SLC agreed the termination of the Colombo Kings and the Dambulla Viiking teams due to financial issues.[7] SLC also confirmed that two new franchise teams would replace them.[8] The following month, SLC also terminated the franchise of the Jaffna Stallions.[9] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be held between 30 July and 22 August 2021.[10][11] On 9 July 2021, the tournament was rescheduled to be held from 19 November to 12 December 2021,[12] due to unavailability of overseas players.[13] In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after changing owners.[14] Jaffna Stallions also changed their name to Jaffna Kings later that month.[15] In October 2021, Kandy Tuskers changed their name to Kandy Warriors after announced as having new owners.[16] In November 2021, Colombo Kings changed their name to Colombo Stars after being acquired by a new owner.[17]

On 23 December 2021, Jaffna Kings beat Galle Gladiators by 23 runs in the final, to win their second successive LPL title.[18]

Squads

The player draft was held on 9 November 2021.[19][20] On 29 November 2021, all the captains and coaches were confirmed.[21]

Colombo Stars Dambulla Giants Galle Gladiators Jaffna Kings Kandy Warriors

Venues

R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota were selected as the venues.[3]

Colombo Hambantota
R. Premadasa Stadium Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 34,300
Matches: 20 Matches: 4
2021 Lanka Premier League is located in Sri Lanka
Hambantota
Hambantota
Colombo
Colombo

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Jaffna Kings (C) 8 6 2 0 12 2.210
2 Galle Gladiators (R) 8 4 3 1 9 0.143
3 Colombo Stars (4th) 8 4 4 0 8 −0.571
4 Dambulla Giants (3rd) 8 3 4 1 7 −1.003
5 Kandy Warriors 8 2 6 0 4 −0.668
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   Advanced to Eliminator


Match summary

Team Group matches Playoffs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Q1/E Q2 F
Colombo Stars 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 L
Dambulla Giants 2 2 4 5 7 7 7 7 W L
Galle Gladiators 2 2 4 5 5 5 7 9 W L
Jaffna Kings 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 12 L W W
Kandy Warriors 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4
Win Loss No result
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

League stage

All times are in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

The full schedule was published on 13 October 2021.[22]

Match 1
5 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
164/7 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
110 (18.4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 56 (31)
Jayden Seales 3/23 (4 overs)
Wahab Riaz 27 (20)
Samit Patel 3/21 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 54 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
170/8 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 64 (27)
Lahiru Kumara 3/34 (4 overs)
Rovman Powell 42 (21)
Ramesh Mendis 3/21 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 20 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 3
6 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
116/8 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
117/6 (17.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 38 (25)
Dhananjaya de Silva 2/18 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 26* (27)
Nuwan Thushara 2/26 (2.3 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Deepal Gunawardene
Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (Colombo Stars)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 4
7 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
110 (19.3 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
114/2 (12.3 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 23 (25)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/16 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 45* (30)
Imran Tahir 1/20 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ravindra Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Jaffna Kings)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 5
7 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
147/6 (19.2 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 56 (51)
Samit Patel 3/13 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Gladiators)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 6
8 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
195/6 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
177 (18.5 overs)
Phil Salt 62 (34)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/34 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 26 (16)
Nuwan Pradeep 3/50 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 18 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
8 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs)
Thisara Perera 53 (21)
Shiraz Ahmed 3/22 (3 overs)
Rovman Powell 61 (19)
Jayden Seales 2/40 (3 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 14 runs (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Suranga Lakmal (Jaffna Kings)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Jaffna Kings innings. Kandy Warriors were set a revised target of 181 runs from 14 overs.
  • Shiraz Ahmed (Kandy Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Match 8
10 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
159/7 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
18/0 (1.2 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 37 (32)
Nuwan Thushara 2/24 (3 overs)
No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
Match 9
10 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
207/6 (18 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
114 (15.5 overs)
Thisara Perera 57* (23)
Seekkuge Prasanna 3/31 (4 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 35 (25)
Maheesh Theekshana 4/25 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 93 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Match 10
11 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
127/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
131/5 (18.4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 44 (34)
Kamindu Mendis 3/25 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 34* (39)
Samit Patel 2/20 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 11
11 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
138/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
137/8 (20 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 30 (16)
Jeffrey Vandersay 3/25 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 65* (40)
Tharindu Ratnayake 3/18 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 1 run
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Tharindu Ratnayake (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 12
12 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 44* (34)
Shoaib Malik 1/19 (3 overs)
Thisara Perera 29* (13)
Binura Fernando 1/15 (1.4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Kandy Warriors innings. Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 95 runs from 10 overs.
Match 13
12 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
162/7 (18 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
121 (16.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 73 (57)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/22 (2 overs)
Kusal Mendis 64 (39)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (3.5 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 41 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Stars)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Match 14
13 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
69 (14.1 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
71/3 (9.2 overs)
Phil Salt 23 (22)
Chaturanga de Silva 4/16 (4 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 37 (18)
Imran Tahir 2/21 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Chaturanga de Silva (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
14 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
146/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
150/5 (19.4 overs)
Kennar Lewis 62 (44)
Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 44 (27)
Nimesh Vimukthi 2/11 (4 overs)
Colombo Kings won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Colombo Kings)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
14 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
134/7 (14 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
125/5 (14 overs)
Kusal Mendis 35 (17)
Imran Tahir 3/20 (3 overs)
Janith Liyanage 51 (37)
Samit Patel 2/24 (3 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 9 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Match 17
16 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
193/5 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
91 (15.5 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (55)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (4 overs)
Tom Banton 30 (33)
Jayden Seales 4/13 (2.5 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 102 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18
16 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
135/4 (19.2 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 41 (28)
Binura Fernando 3/22 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 59* (50)
Imran Tahir 2/17 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 19
17 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
109 (18.3 overs)
Shoaib Malik 23 (27)
Noor Ahmad 2/12 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 20 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Galle Gladiators)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20
17 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
124 (17 overs)
Kusal Perera 58 (38)
Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 47 (31)
Jeffrey Vandersay 6/25 (4 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 58 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Jeffrey Vandersay (Colombo Stars)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
19 December 2021 — Hambantota23 December 2021 — Hambantota
Jaffna Kings124 (16.5 overs)2Galle Gladiators178/9 (20 overs)
Galle Gladiators188/5 (20 overs)21 December 2021 — Hambantota1Jaffna Kings201/3 (20 overs)
1Jaffna Kings210/4 (20 overs)
19 December 2021 — Hambantota4Dambulla Giants187/9 (20 overs)
Colombo Stars145/6 (20 overs)
Dambulla Giants146/4 (18.5 overs)

Eliminator

Match 21
19 December 2021
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
145/6 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
146/4 (18.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 50* (34)
Nuwan Pradeep 2/23 (4 overs)
Janith Liyanage 56* (47)
Dushmantha Chameera 1/24 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (Dambulla Giants)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 1

Match 22
19 December 2021
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
188/5 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
124 (16.5 overs)
Kusal Mendis 85 (53)
Thisara Perera 2/36 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 59 (37)
Nuwan Thushara 5/13 (3.5 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 64 Runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Galle Gladiators)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

Match 23
21 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
210/4 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
187/9 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 100 (64)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/30 (2 overs)
Chamika Karunaratne 75* (47)
Jayden Seales 3/24 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 23 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket.[23]

Final

Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League Final
Match 24
23 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
201/3 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
178/9 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 63 (41)
Samit Patel 1/32 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 23 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Runs High score
Kusal Mendis Galle Gladiators 10 327 85
Avishka Fernando Jaffna Kings 10 312 100
Phil Salt Dambulla Giants 10 301 64
Tom Kohler-Cadmore Jaffna Kings 11 296 92
Dinesh Chandimal Colombo Stars 9 277 65*
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[24]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Wickets Best bowling
Samit Patel Galle Gladiators 10 16 3/13
Maheesh Theekshana Jaffna Kings 10 16 4/25
Jayden Seales Jaffna Kings 7 15 4/13
Imran Tahir Dambulla Giants 10 15 3/20
Seekkuge Prasanna Colombo Stars 8 13 3/31
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]

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