Lanka Premier League 2023: 5 players who could finish as top scorers of the season

5. Kusal Mendis The Blow Hot Blow Cold kind of player will play for Dambulla Aura this year. Previously, he played for the Gladiators and Kandy Tuskers (now Falcons). Talking about his T20 record, the right-hander has 117 games under his belt and 3219 runs to his name

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4. David Miller The South Africa player is making his debut in the league as well. He will turn up for the defending champions, Jaffna Kings. The left-hander has played 446 games and has 9627 runs including four hundreds

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3. Dasun Shanaka The Sri Lanka skipper will turn up for two-time finalists, Galle Gladiator. Talking about his record, the right-hander has played 186 games and has 3750 runs striking at 141.50. Shanaka also has 59 wickets to his name.

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2. Fakhar Zaman The 2017 Champions Trophy is also making his debut in the league just his captain of the national side. Meanwhile, unlike Azam, Zaman’s strike rate in white-ball cricket has never been an issue. After playing 214 games, the two-time PSL winner has 5500 runs at a strike rate of 135.43

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1. Babar Azam The Pakistan skipper will make his debut in the Lanka Premier League for 2020 finalists, Colombo Stars. Talking about his T20 record, he has played 260 games and has 9201 runs including nine centuries and 76 fifties

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