The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League is set to get underway on July 1, two days after the end of the men's T20 World Cup - here is the complete list of overseas players who have signed on for LPL 2024.
LPL 2024: Which are the participating teams?
The five teams participating in the 2024 tournament are Jaffna Kings, Colombo Strikers, B-Love Kandy, Galle Marvels and Dambulla Sixers. The Sixers entered the draft as Dambulla Thunder, but team owner Tamim Rahman's arrest for offences relating to corruption led to a termination of the team's contract with the league.
Sequoia Consultants Inc, a Los Angeles based civil engineering consulting firm then stepped in to take over the franchise, renaming it the Sixers. It is the fifth different name assigned to the Dambulla-based franchise, after Viiking (2020), Giants (2021), Aura (2022-2023) and Thunder (2024).
They topped the league stage last year, with six wins in eight matches before securing qualification to the final by defeating Galle Titans in Qualifier 1. They were joined by third-placed side B-Love Kandy, who won the Eliminator and Qualifier 2 to make it there. Kandy then went on to lift the trophy, chasing 148 in 19.5 overs in the final.
Few exciting snaps from the #LPL2024 auction! 🏏 #LPL2024 #LPLT20 #LankaPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/vCgFmC97m1
— LPL - Lanka Premier League (@LPLT20) May 22, 2024
The likes of Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) and Mohammad Haris (Pakistan) were among the top overseas players in LPL 2023. At this year's auction, Afghan all-rounder Karim Janat fetched the highest bid for a foreign player, at USD 80,000. South Africa's Rilee Roussow was also a big winner, going home with USD 60,000.
Lanka Premier League: Full list of overseas players in LPL 2024
Jaffna Kings
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
Rilee Roussow (South Africa)
Fabian Allen (West Indies)
Jason Behrendorff (Australia)
Alex Ross (Australia)
Colombo Strikers
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)
Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)
Muhammed Waseem (UAE)
Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan)
B-Love Kandy
Andre Fletcher (West Indies)
Mohammad Haris (Pakistan)
Mohammed Hasnain (Pakistan)
Azam Khan (Pakistan)
Salman Ali Agha (Pakistan)
Mohammed Ali (Pakistan)
Galle Marvels
Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Alex Hales (England)
Dwaine Pretorius (South Africa)
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
Zahoor Khan (UAE)
Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Afghanistan)
Dambulla Sixers
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)
Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan)
Hazaratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)
Karim Janat (Afghanistan)
Haider Ali (Pakistan)
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