Lanka Premier League 2020: Gayle, Russell, Malinga and Afridi amongst high-profile players at the draft

Lanka Premier League 2020: Gayle, Russell, Malinga and Afridi amongst high-profile players at the draft
Lanka Premier League 2020

All five teams participating in the Lanka Premier League 2020 have announced their final squads for the tournament. The LPL 2020 matches will commence from November 21. Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Faf du Plessis, Shoiab Malik and Carlos Brathwaite are amongst the big foreign names. While Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Upul Tharanga are among the top local players. 

Amongst the Indian players, Manpreet Singh Gony and Manvinder Bisla would also feature for the Colombo-based franchise in LPL 2020.

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All the matches of Lanka Premier League 2020 will take place between November 21 and December 13. A total of 23 matches will be played in a round-robin format followed by the knockouts. Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Kandy) and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (Hambantota) are allocated as the two venues for this tournament.

Full squads of Lanka Premier League 2020:

Lanka Premier League 2020
Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Lasith Malinga and Shahid Afridi (L-R)

Jaffna Stallions Full Squad

Thisara Perera, Dawid Malan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shoaib Malik, Usman Shinwari, Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Binura Fernando, Asif Ali, Minod Bhanuka, Chaturanga de Silva, Mahesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka, Nuvinidu Fernando, Kanagaratnam Kapilraj, Theivendram Dinoshan, Yiyakanth Yiyaskanth

Coach: Thilina Kandamby

Dambulla Hawks Full Squad

Dasun Shanaka, David Miller, Carlos Brathwaite, Samit Patel, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Lahiru Kumara, Oshada Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Paul Stirling, Lahiru Madushanka, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Perera, Ramesh Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Ashen Bandara, Dilshan Madushanka, Sachindu Colombage

Coach: John Lewis

Kandy Tuskers Full Squad

Chris Gayle, Kusal Perera, Liam Plunkett, Wahab Riaz, Kusal Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Asela Gunaratne, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Kamindu Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Priyamal Perera, Kavishka Anjula, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nishan Fernando, Chamika Edirisinghe, Ishan Jayaratne

Coach: Hashan Tillakaratne 

Colombo Kings Full Squad

Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis, Angelo Mathews, Manpreet Singh Gony, Manvinder Bisla, Isuru Udana, Dinesh Chandimal, Amila Aponso, Ravinderpal Singh, Ashan Priyanjan, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Thikshila de Silva, Tharindu Kaushal, Lahiru Udara, Himesh Ramanayake, Kalana Perera, Tharindu Rathnayaka, Navod Paranawithana

Coach: Dav Whatmore

Galle Gladiators Full Squad

Lasith Malinga, Shahid Afridi, Colin Ingram, Mohammad Amir, Hazratullah Zazai, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Akila Dananjaya, Milinda Siriwardana, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Azam Khan, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Mohamed Shiraz, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chanaka Ruwansiri, Sahan Arachchi

Coach: Wasim Akram

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