The Lanka Premier League will begin on July 30 with defending champions Jaffna Kings taking on Colombo Strikers — here’s the entire list of commentators for the 2023 LPL, including the presenters for the T20 league.
The fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League will begin on Sunday (July 30) and run till August 20, 2023. Five teams will take part in the edition, which will be held in two venues.
The five teams – Colombo Strikers, Dambulla Aura, Galle Titans, Jaffna Kings and B-Love Kandy – will play each other twice in the first round of the tournament, from where the top four sides will then advance to the semifinal.
Every team should play five local players in each game, with a maximum of six international stars allowed. The 2023 edition is the first time that the LPL had a players’ auction. Players such as Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Shakib Al Hasan and David Miller, signed up with the sides ahead of the auction.
Dilshan Madushanka was the most expensive player to be bought in the auctions, purchased by Jaffna for USD 92,000. New Zealand’s Chad Bowes was bought for USD 58,000 to become the most expensive overseas player in the 2023 LPL.
A total of 24 T20s will be played at the R Premadas Stadium in Colombo and the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. All playoff matches will be played in Colombo. While Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played on August 17, the Qualifier 2 will be held two days later. The final will be on AUgust 20.
Lanka Premier League 2023: Full list of commentators for LPL
A total of seven commentators will be heard during the upcoming season of the league. They are:
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
Russell Arnold (Sri Lanka)
Roshan Abeysinghe (Sri Lanka)
Aamer Sohail (Pakistan)
Frances Mackay (New Zealand)
Hylton Deon Ackerman (South Africa)
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