Aug 9, 2026
Asalanka’s 3 for 20 flattens Jaffna, and Galle Gallants win their first LPL title
Galle Gallants chased down 124 with 25 balls to spare at the R. Premadasa Stadium to win the Lanka Premier League for the first time, three days after...
Jaffna Kings
10 articles tagged with "Jaffna Kings"
Aug 8, 2026
Harper and Asalanka put on 126, and Galle get a fourth go at Jaffna in the LPL final
Galle Gallants chased down 177 with eight balls to spare in Qualifier 2 at the R Premadasa Stadium, knocking Colombo Kaps out of the Lanka Premier Lea...
Aug 6, 2026
Kandy lose seven for 42 and Colombo Kaps go through to meet Galle again
Kandy Royals’ season ended in the space of eight overs at the R Premadasa. Colombo Kaps meet Galle Gallants on Friday for the right to face Jaffna in...
Aug 5, 2026
Jaffna beat Galle at the third attempt, and Mishara’s 108 puts them in the LPL final
Jaffna Kings are through to the Lanka Premier League final on 8 August after a 14-run win over Galle Gallants in Qualifier 1. Galle get a second chanc...
Aug 5, 2026
Zaheer Khan buys Jaffna Kings, less than three weeks after their last owner was arrested
Anchor Sports AB, the Stockholm group co-owned by Zaheer Khan and Nagendra Siddoutam, has taken over the Lanka Premier League’s most successful franch...
Aug 5, 2026
Jaffna topped the LPL table without beating Galle, and now they meet in Qualifier 1
The Lanka Premier League playoffs open with a double-header at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday: Galle Gallants against Jaffna Kings at 12.30pm I...
Jul 31, 2026
Wellalage’s three in eight balls sends Jaffna top of the LPL
Kandy Royals were 91 for 2 chasing 222 at Pallekele. Dunith Wellalage then bowled two overs, took three for 11, and Jaffna Kings won by 21 runs to go...
Jul 27, 2026
Jaffna’s 93-run win and Galle’s 220 leave Kandy and Dambulla propping up the LPL
Two matches at Rangiri Dambulla on Sunday, two heavy defeats for the home side and Kandy Royals, and a Lanka Premier League table that still has Galle...
Jul 26, 2026
How the LPL’s most successful franchise ended up being run by the league
An arrest on opening day, black tape over the sponsor logos and a terminated franchise agreement have left the four-time champions Jaffna Kings under...
May 1, 2025
LPL 2025: Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers terminated by the SLC
Despite the upcoming LPL 2025, SLC still decided to terminate Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers due to ‘failure to fulfil their contractual obligation...