2022 Lanka Premier League

2022 Lanka Premier League
Dates6 – 23 December 2022
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and Playoffs
Host(s)Sri Lanka
ChampionsJaffna Kings (3rd title)
Runners-upColombo Stars
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the seriesSadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings)
Most runsAvishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) (339)
Most wicketsCarlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons) (18)
Official websitelplt20sl.com
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The 2022 Lanka Premier League also known as Mazaplay LPL T20, for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 31 July to 21 August 2022 with Sri Lanka Cricket initially having promised to conduct LPL tournament targeting the August window.[2][3] The ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka were scrapped due to the hosting of this tournament.[4] However, in July 2022, the tournament was postponed due to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with the aim to play it later in 2022.[5][6] The tournament was later rescheduled and held from 6 to 23 December 2022.[7] The tournament also emphasized to promote and boost both the economy and international tourism.[8]

Former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya, former Pakistani ace fast bowler Wasim Akram and former West Indian veteran batsman Viv Richards were appointed as brand ambassadors for the third edition of the tournament.[9][10] Samantha Dodanwela was appointed as the tournament director replacing Ravin Wickramaratne with the latter decided to resign owing to personal reasons.[11][12]

The tournament title logo was designed by Miyulika Weeramanthree, a mechanical engineering student from Kandy who was recognised by Sri Lanka Cricket during the LPL logo launch event which was held on 20 October 2022 and she was awarded a cash prize worth US$1000.[13][14] Sri Lanka Cricket had initiated an open fan competition with the intention of finding the most attractive and suitable creative logo for the competition.

Ada Derana was officially selected as the television broadcasting partner for the event in Sri Lanka.[15] The winners of the tournament were awarded US$100,000 while the runners-up would be awarded US$50,000.[16]

Dambulla Giants became Dambulla Aura with a change in ownership of the franchise.[17] Kandy Warriors also changed to Kandy Falcons.[18][19]

On 23 December 2022, Jaffna Kings defeated Colombo Stars by 2 wickets in the final, to win their third successive LPL title.[20]

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  2. ^ "SLC Announces Lanka Premier League 2022 Will Take Place From July 31 to August 21". News18. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Lanka Premier League 2022 set for July and August". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "ODIs scrapped from Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ "LPL 2022 postponed due to economic situation in Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "LPL 2022 Postponed". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lanka Premier League 2022 to begin on December 6". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ "LPL season 3 scheduled for December 2022, looks to boost economy and international tourism". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Sanath Jayasuriya & Wasim Akram appointed LPL 2022 'Brand Ambassadors'". NewsWire. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Vivian Richards joins Lanka Premier League 2022 as brand ambassador". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Lanka Premier League will be conducted on a grand scale".
  12. ^ "New Tournament Director appointed for Lanka Premier League". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  13. ^ "SL fan wins USD 1000 after designing new LPL logo". NewsWire. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  14. ^ "LPL logo designer says process was a challenge - Sports | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  15. ^ "LPL partners exclusively with Ada Derana 24". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  16. ^ Walpola, Thilina. "Winners to get US$ 100,000 in LPL". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Aura Lanka Group secures ownership of Dambulla Team in LPL". Daily News. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  18. ^ "LPL: Pathum Nissanka joins Kandy Falcons". Cricwire. 11 July 2022.
  19. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNCricinfo. 6 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Avishka, Samarawickrama lead Jaffna Kings to third straight LPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.