We examine the schedule, start date and participating team details ahead of the 2023 Lanka Premier League, which will kick-off on 30th July
Despite the fact that the competition’s first two games will take place in Colombo this year, the action will then move to Kandy, where a number of games will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. However, during the closing stages of the 2023 Lanka Premier League including the Play-offs, this tournament will return to Colombo.
Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 schedule, start date, time table, venue, matches list, teams, squad players, live streaming telecast in India
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2023 Lanka Premier League schedule, date, venue, & participating teams
From July 30 to August 20, five teams will compete at the fourth iteration of the Lanka Premier League, which will take place in two locations in two cities. According to confirmed schedule, the first match of this season will take place on July 30 at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo and pit defending champions Jaffna Kings against Colombo Strikers. This year’s event features 24 games, including the championship match, which will take place on Sunday, August 20.
we examine the full squad of each participating team:
| Colombo Strikers | Dambulla Aura | Galle Titans | Jaffna Kings | B-Love Kandy |
| Pakistan Babar Azam | Australia Matthew Wade | Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan | South Africa David Miller | Afghanistan Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Pakistan Naseem Shah | Sri Lanka Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka Wanidu Hasaranga |
| Sri Lanka Chamika Karunarathne | South Africa Lungi Ngidi | South Africa Tabraiz Shamsi | Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Pakistan Fakhar Zaman |
| Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka Bhanuka Rajapaksha | Sri Lanka Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews |
| Sri Lanka Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka Seekuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka | Sri Lanka Isuru Udana |
| Pakistan Wahab Riaz | Sri Lanka Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka Dunith Wellalage | Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal |
| Sri Lanka Lakshan Sandakan | Australia Hayden Kerr | Sri Lanka Lasith Croospulle | Pakistan Shoaib Malik | Pakistan Mohammad Hasnain |
| Sri Lanka Nipun Dhananjaya | Sri Lanka Sadeera Samarawickrama | Sri Lanka Sohan de Livera | Sri Lanka Pathum Kumara | Sri Lanka Dushmantha Chameera |
| Sri Lanka Movin Subasingha | Sri Lanka Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | Sri Lanka Sahan Arachchige |
| Sri Lanka Lahiru Udara | Afghanistan Noor Ahmad | Australia Ben Cutting | Sri Lanka Theesan Vithushan | Sri Lanka Ashen Bandara |
| Sri Lanka Eshan Malinga | Sri Lanka Sachitha Jayathilake | Bangladesh Mohammad Mithun | Sri Lanka Asanka Manoj | Pakistan Mohammad Haris |
| Sri Lanka Shashika Dulshan | Sri Lanka Janith Liyanage | Sri Lanka Minod Bhanuka | Sri Lanka Nishan Madushka | Sri Lanka Navod Paranavithana |
| Sri Lanka Nuwanidu Fernando | Sri Lanka Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka Pasindu Sooriyabandara | Sri Lanka Asitha Fernando | Pakistan Asif Ali |
| Pakistan Iftikhar Ahmed | Sri Lanka Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka Shevon Daniel | South Africa Hardus Viljoen | Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis |
| Ireland Lorcan Tucker | Pakistan Shahnawaz Dahani | Sri Lanka Mohamed Shiraz | Sri Lanka Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka Nuwan Pradeep |
| Sri Lanka Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka Lakshan Edirisinghe | Sri Lanka Lahiru Samarakoon | Sri Lanka Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka Chaturanga de Silva |
| Sri Lanka Angelo Perera | Sri Lanka Jehan Daniel | Sri Lanka Kasun Rajitha | Pakistan Zaman Khan | Sri Lanka Lahiru Madushanka |
| Sri Lanka Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka Wanuja Sahan | Sri Lanka Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka Ashan Randika | Pakistan Aamer Jamal |
| Sri Lanka Kavishka Anjula | Sri Lanka Kavidu Pathirana | New Zealand Chad Bowes | Sri Lanka Ratnarajah Thenurathan | Sri Lanka Malsha Tharupathi |
| Sri Lanka Ramesh Mendis | Sri Lanka Ravindu Fernando | New Zealand Tim Seifert | Australia Chris Lynn | Sri Lanka Thanuka Dabare |
| Pakistan Mohammad Nawaz | Australia Alex Ross | Sri Lanka Sonal Dinusha | Sri Lanka Asela Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Lasith Abeyratne |
| Sri Lanka Ahan Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka Treveen Mathew | Sri Lanka Avishka Perera | Republic of Ireland Paul Stirling | Sri Lanka Avishka Tharindu |
| Sri Lanka Yashodha Lanka | Sri Lanka Manelker de Silva | Sri Lanka Anuk Fernando | Oman Sandeep Goud | India Suresh Raina |
| Australia Mitchell Marsh | Sri Lanka Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka Vishwa Fernando | – | – |
| Kuwait Meet Bhavsar | Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal | New Zealand Martin Guptill | – | – |
| – | Oman Aqib Ilyas | Kuwait Bilal Tahir | – | – |
| – | Pakistan Shaheen Afridi | – | – | – |
| – | Republic of Ireland Josh Little | – | – | – |
Lanka Premier League 2023: draw & schedule
According to the format of the 2023 Lanka Premier League, each team will play against another team twice in a double round-robin style before the top-four teams qualify for the Play-offs.
| Date | Matches | Venue | Time |
| July 30 | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| July 31 | Galle Titans vs Dambulla Aura | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 3.00 PM |
| July 31 | B-Love Kandy vs Colombo Strikers | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 01 | Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 3.00 PM |
| August 01 | Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 04 | Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 3.00 PM |
| August 04 | Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 7.30 PM |
| August 05 | Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 3.00 PM |
| August 05 | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 7.30 PM |
| August 07 | B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 3.00 PM |
| August 07 | Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 7.30 PM |
| August 08 | Colombo Strikers vs Dambulla Aura | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 3.00 PM |
| August 08 | B-Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | 7.30 PM |
| August 11 | Dambulla Aura vs Galle Titans | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 12 | Jaffna Kings vs B-Love Kandy | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 3.00 PM |
| August 12 | Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 13 | Jaffna Kings vs Galle Titans | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 3.00 PM |
| August 13 | Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 14 | B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 15 | Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 17 | Qualifier-1 | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 3.30 PM |
| August 17 | Eliminator | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 19 | Qualifier-2 | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 20 | Final | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
| August 21 | Rain Reserve Day, Final | R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo | 7.30 PM |
When And Where to Watch: live streaming & telecast
Although the streaming details of the 2023 Lanka Premier League aren’t disclosed yet, fans can expect that Sony Sports Network will provide live broadcast considering they did the same for previous editions of this competition.