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...
LPL 2026
10 articles tagged with "LPL 2026"
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...
Aug 2, 2026
Asalanka’s 58 and Nawaz’s three in the middle send Galle into Qualifier 1
Charith Asalanka made 58, Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets in 13 balls, and Galle Gallants finish the LPL league stage on top of the table.
Jul 30, 2026
Colombo Kaps lose three wickets for one run and still chase down 175
Rubin Hermann’s 48 from 26 balls did the early damage at Pallekele, and Colombo Kaps survived a three-wicket collapse in the space of five balls to be...
Jul 29, 2026
Udara’s maiden T20 hundred sinks the LPL leaders as Kandy chase 209
Lahiru Udara had never made a hundred in T20 cricket before Wednesday. He reached this one off 54 balls, finished unbeaten on 132, and Kandy Royals ra...
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...