The Lanka Premier is set to begin on the 6th of December with an opening game between Jaffna Kings and Galle Gladiators. The first 6 games of the tournament will be played at Hambantota. Here is LPL 2022: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Pitch Report and weather
LPL 2022 to commence between 5 teams and top stars of Lankan national teams
The Sri Lankan T20 League will be played between 5 teams. The tournament will kick off on the 6th of December at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium. The tournament was meant to be played in the August Window but due to economic crises in the country at that time the tournament was postponed.
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, T20 Records, Average Score, Stats Lanka Premier League 2022
LPL 2022: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Pitch Report
This wicket will host the first 6 games of the LPL 2022. In this wicket, we might see some pace early on but as soon as the tournament progress it will become very sluggish. Spinners would love to bowl at this surface as it is very slow.
The toss winners should opt to bat first on this surface. Once the batting first team reaches the score of 140-150 it will be a very challenging task to chase at this surface.
Hambantota Weather Forecast
The weather seemed to be very pleasant for the next 7 days at Hambantota. There will be cloud cover but there are no signs of rain. The temperature will hover around 31°C – 28°C through the week.
Mahindra Rajapaksa Stadium Stats
No international T20 games have been played at this venue since 2013. The ground has hosted only 7 T20 Internationals till now in which 5 have been won by teams batting first.
Average 1st Innings score – 130
Highest Total – 182/4 SL vs ZIM
Lowest Total – 95/10 PAK vs SL
Highest chased – 164/4 SL vs RSA
First 6 Games will be at play at the Maharaja Rajapaksa Stadium
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
| Dec 06 | Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gladiators, 1st Match | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota | 3:00 PM |
| Dec 06 | Colombo Stars vs Kandy Falcons, 2nd Match | 7:30 PM | |
| Dec 07 | Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings, 3rd Match | 3:00 PM | |
| Dec 07 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Falcons, 4th Match | 7:30 PM | |
| Dec 08 | Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars, 5th Match | 3:00 PM | |
| Dec 10 | Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings, 6th Match | 7:30 PM |
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