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2021 Lanka Premier League
2nd edition of Lanka Premier League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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The player draft was held on 9 November 2021.[19][20] On 29 November 2021, all the captains and coaches were confirmed.[21]
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Venues
R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota were selected as the venues.[3]
Teams and standings
Points table
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
Match summary
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
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The full schedule was published on 13 October 2021.[22]
Galle Gladiators 164/7 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 110 (18.4 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Giants 190/7 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors 170/8 (20 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Giants 110 (19.3 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 114/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Warriors 143/6 (20 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 147/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Giants 195/6 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 177 (18.5 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings 181/6 (14 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors 166/5 (14 overs) |
- 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.
Dambulla Giants 159/7 (20 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 18/0 (1.2 overs) |
Kusal Mendis 15* (5) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Jaffna Kings 207/6 (18 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 114 (15.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 127/7 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors 131/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Giants 138/9 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 137/8 (20 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Warriors 94/2 (12.2 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 95/3 (8.4 overs) |
- 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.
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Dambulla Giants 69 (14.1 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 71/3 (9.2 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Warriors 146/9 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 150/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators 134/7 (14 overs) |
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Dambulla Giants 125/5 (14 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Jaffna Kings 193/5 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 91 (15.5 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Giants 130/9 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors 135/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 109 (18.3 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars 182/6 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors 124 (17 overs) |
- Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
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Playoffs
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
19 December 2021 — Hambantota | 23 December 2021 — Hambantota | ||||||||||||
Jaffna Kings | 124 (16.5 overs) | 2 | Galle Gladiators | 178/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||
Galle Gladiators | 188/5 (20 overs) | 21 December 2021 — Hambantota | 1 | Jaffna Kings | 201/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
1 | Jaffna Kings | 210/4 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
19 December 2021 — Hambantota | 4 | Dambulla Giants | 187/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
Colombo Stars | 145/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||||
Dambulla Giants | 146/4 (18.5 overs) | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Colombo Stars 145/6 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Giants 146/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 1
Galle Gladiators 188/5 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 124 (16.5 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Jaffna Kings 210/4 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Giants 187/9 (20 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket.[23]
Final
Jaffna Kings 201/3 (20 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 178/9 (20 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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Statistics
Most runs
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[24]
Most wickets
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]
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References
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