The Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be starting today (6) with the curtain raiser played between two-time defending champions Jaffna Kings and Galle Gladiators at the Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium. It will be a double-header today with Colombo Stars taking on the Kandy Falcons in the night.
Colombo Stars – Angelo Mathews (Captain), Ruwan Kalpage (Head Coach), Chamila Gamage (Asst. Coach), Sampath Perera (Batting Coach), Upul Chandana (Fielding Coach)
Jaffna Kings – Thisara Perera (Captain), Thilina Kandamby (Head Coach), Mario Villavarayan (Asst. Coach), Jehan Mubarak, (Batting Coach), Vimukthi Deshpriya (Fielding Coach)
Galle Gladiators – Kusal Mendis (Captain), Moin Khan (Head Coach), Umar Gul (Asst. Coach), Muhammed Waqar Ali Syed (Fielding Coach)
Aura Dambulla – Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Mickey Arthur (Head Coach), Avishka Gunawardena (Asst. Coach), Ruwin Peiris (Fielding Coach)
Kandy Falcons – Wanindu Hasaranga (Captain), Piyal Wijetunga (Head Coach), Tharanga Dhammika (Asst. Coach), Manoj Abeywickrema (Fielding Coach)