SkyExch.net has been named presenting sponsor of the Lanka Premier League 2022. Since 2020, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Sri Lanka, contested annually by teams representing Sri Lankan cities.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) established the league in 2018. Ravin Wickramaratne, the Vice President of SLC, was officially appointed as the tournament’s director in August 2020. The premier T20 competition in Sri Lanka was officially postponed in August 2022 due to the country’s crippling economic conditions.
“This decision was taken by the SLC, following a request made by the Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG), the Rights Holder of the tournament, which cited the current ‘economic situation,’ in the country, as not conducive to hosting the tournament,” SLC said in its statement.
The tournament was originally scheduled from 1st August to 21st August. The tournament’s third edition will now begin on December 6 in Hambantota. The first game will be between the defending champions Jaffna Kings and the Galle Gladiators.
The first round of the tournament will feature 20 matches and will take place entirely in Hambantota before moving on to Kandy and then Colombo. The upcoming season’s Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be held on December 21, with Qualifier 2 taking place the following day due to the lack of a break for the teams and players in the knockout round. The final of the 20-over tournament will be held at the RPICS in Colombo on December 23, 2022.
When it comes to the qualifying process, the top two teams in the points table will compete in Qualifier 1, while the third and fourth-placed teams will compete in the ‘Eliminator.’ The winner of ‘Qualifier 1’ will advance directly to the finals, while the loser will play against the winner of the ‘Eliminator’ in ‘Qualifier 2’, with the winner becoming the second finalist.
Lanka Premier League schedule
| Date and Time | Match Details |
|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 06 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Kings, 1st Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Tue, Dec 06 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Colombo Stars vs Kandy Warriors, 2nd Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Wed, Dec 07 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Dambulla Giants vs Jaffna Kings, 3rd Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Wed, Dec 07 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Falcons, 4th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu, Dec 08 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Dambulla Giants vs Colombo Stars, 5th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Sat, Dec 10 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings, 6th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Sun, Dec 11 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Colombo Stars vs Galle Gladiators, 7th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Sun, Dec 11 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Giants, 8th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Mon, Dec 12 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Kandy Falcons vs Galle Gladiators, 9th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Mon, Dec 12 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings, 10th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Tue, Dec 13 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Dambulla Giants vs Kandy Falcons, 11th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Tue, Dec 13 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Galle Gladiators vs Colombo Stars, 12th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Wed, Dec 14 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons, 13th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Wed, Dec 14 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants, 14th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
| Sat, Dec 17 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Dambulla Giants vs Galle Gladiators, 15th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sat, Dec 17 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kandy Falcons vs Colombo Stars, 16th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun, Dec 18 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Kings, 17th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Sun, Dec 18 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Kandy Falcons vs Dambulla Giants, 18th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon, Dec 19 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Stars, 19th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Mon, Dec 19 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | Galle Gladiators vs Dambulla Giants, 20th Match Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Wed, Dec 21 09:30 AM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Wed, Dec 21 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Thu, Dec 22 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Fri, Dec 23 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL | TBC vs TBC, Final Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
