Nine Pakistan players are set to participate in the 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL) which is set to begin on July 1 in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.
The player auction took place today where different franchises acquired Pakistan players.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris (B-Love Kandy) and all-rounder Shadab Khan (Colombo Strikers) were pre-signed while seven players were picked in the auction.
Colombo bagged Mohammad Wasim Jnr for $20,000 during the auction. Meanwhile, the Dambulla Thunders signed Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed and Haider Ali for $50,000 and $25,000 respectively.
On the other hand, Kandy added Azam Khan and Mohammad Hasnain to their squad for $50,000 and $30,000 respectively. Their Pakistani acquisitions continued with Agha Salman and Mohammad Ali, each bought for $10,000.
B-Love Kandy
Mohammad Haris, Azam Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Agha Salman, Mohammad Ali
Colombo Strikers
Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim
Dambulla Thunders
Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali
Complete squads
B-Love Kandy: Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher, Kyle Mayers, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammed Hasnain, Chamath Gomez, Pawan Rathnayake, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Pathirathne, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammed Ali, Kasun Rajitha
Colombo Strikers: Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammed Waseem, Allah Ghazanfar
Galle Marvels: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sadeesha Rajapaksa, Mohommed Shiraz, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Yuri Koththigoda
Dambulla Thunders: Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Sohan de Livera, Hazmatullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Rusanda Gamage, Mithun Jayawickrama, Ayana Siriwardhana, Sonal Dinusha, Haider Ali, Santhush Gunathilaka
Jaffna Kings: Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Binura Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarakoon, Wanuja Sahan, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasam, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Theesan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka
LPL 2024 schedule
July 1: B Love Kandy vs Dambulla Thunders @ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
July 2: Jaffna Kings vs Galle Titans @ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
July 2: Colombo Strikers vs B Love Kandy @ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
July 3: Dambulla Thunders vs Jaffna Kings @ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
July 3: Galle Titans vs Colombo Strikers @ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
July 5: Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 6: B Love Kandy vs Colombo Strikers @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 6: Dambulla Thunders vs Jaffna Kings @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 7: Galle Titans vs B Love Kandy @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 7: Colombo Strikers vs Dambulla Thunders @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 9: B Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Dambulla Thunders vs Galle Titans @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 10: Colombo Strikers vs Jaffna Kings @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 10: Galle Titans vs B Love Kandy @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
July 13: Jaffna Kings vs B Love Kandy @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 14: Dambulla Thunders vs Galle Titans @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 14: Colombo Strikers vs Jaffna Kings @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 15: B Love Kandy vs Dambulla Thunders @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 15: Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 16: Dambulla Thunders vs Colombo Strikers @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 18: Qualifier 1: TBC vs TBC @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 18: Eliminator: TBC vs TBC @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 20: Qualifier 2: TBC vs TBC @ R Premadasa Stadium
July 21: Final: TBC vs TBC @ R Premadasa Stadium