{"id":138402,"date":"2024-07-07T17:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T17:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=138402"},"modified":"2024-07-07T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T17:20:39","slug":"introducing-the-premier-league-in-sri-lanka-2024-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/introducing-the-premier-league-in-sri-lanka-2024-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Premier League in Sri Lanka, 2024 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introducing the Premier League in Sri Lanka, 2024 Series<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ESPN Summary Preview \u2026. at \u2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/lanka-premier-league-2024-1421415\/teams \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/lanka-premier-league-2024-1421415\/teams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/07\/07\/introducing-the-premier-league-in-sri-lanka-2024-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/07\/07\/introducing-the-premier-league-in-sri-lanka-2024-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/365888.6-1.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>photo of 2023 winners<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ds-text-title-m ds-font-bold ds-my-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Kandy Falcons<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Squad size<\/strong>: 22 (six overseas)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Players bought<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pre-signings and retentions<\/strong>: Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis,\u00a0<strong>Andre Fletcher<\/strong>\u00a0and Kyle<strong>\u00a0Mayers<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Auction signings<\/strong>: Ashen Bandara (US $20,000), Dinesh Chandimal (US $40,000),\u00a0<strong>Dasun Shanaka (US $85,000),<\/strong>\u00a0Ramesh Mendis (US $10,000), Dimuth Karunaratne (US $10,000),\u00a0<strong>Mohammed Hasnain<\/strong>\u00a0(US $30,000), Chaturanga de Silva (US $30,000), Lakshan Sandakan (US $20,000),\u00a0<strong>Azam Khan (US $50,000), Salman Ali Agha (US $10,000), Mohammed Ali (US $10,000),<\/strong>\u00a0Kasun Rajitha (US $26,000),\u00a0<strong>Pawan Rathnayake (US $5000) Chamath Gomez, (US $5000<\/strong>), Kavindu Pathirathne (US $5000) and Sammu Ashan (US $5000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2024\/07\/07\/introducing-the-premier-league-in-sri-lanka-2024-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LPL-1122.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hits<\/strong>: All the work was done by Kandy prior to the auction proper. Retaining Hasaranga and Kamindu was vital, as was having the experience of Mathews<strong>.\u00a0That apart, the signings of Fletcher, Mayers and Chameera have bolstered the spine of the side considerably.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Misses<\/strong>: Kandy might have missed a trick in not going for Pathum Nissanka early. When the option came around later on to sign him up, Kandy just did not have the funds. That left Kandy with Fletcher and red-ball specialist Karunaratne as the only openers in the squad, and it could lead to Kamindu being pushed up the order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full squad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Openers<\/strong>: Andre Fletcher and Dimuth Karunaratne<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle order<\/strong>: Ashen Bandara, Kamindu Mendis, Azam Khan, Dinesh Chandimal, Pawan Rathnayake and Salman Ali Agha<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Allrounders<\/strong>: Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Kyle Mayers, Ramesh Mendis, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Pathirathne and Sammu Ashan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fast bowlers<\/strong>: Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Mohammed Hasnain, Mohammed Ali and Chamath Gomez<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Spinners<\/strong>: Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Matheesha Pathirana went to Colombo Strikers for US $120,000\u2022SLC<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Colombo Strikers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Squad size<\/strong>: 20 (six overseas)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Players bought<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pre-signings and retentions<\/strong>: Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab Khan and\u00a0<strong>Glenn Phillips<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Auction signings<\/strong>: Chamika Gunasekara (US $10,000), Dunith Wellalage (US $50,000),\u00a0<strong>Rahmanullah Gurbaz<\/strong>\u00a0(US $50,000),\u00a0<strong>Taskin Ahmed (US $50,000),<\/strong>\u00a0Angelo Perera (US $20,000), Shevon Daniel (US $15,000), Matheesha Pathirana (US $120,000), Binura Fernando (US $55,000), Muhammad Waseem (US $20,000), Allah Ghazanfar (US $10,000), Garuka Sanketh (US $20,000), Shehan Fernando (US $5000), Kavin Bandara (US $5000) and Isitha Wijesundara (US $5000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hits<\/strong>: It might have been more than what Strikers were probably hoping to pay for him, but even at US $120,000, keeping hold of Pathirana through their right-to-match option could prove a shrewd piece of business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Misses<\/strong>: But even with Pathirana\u2019s signing, Strikers\u2019 bowling contingent does seem a little light. Pathirana aside \u2013 mind you, he will be playing on the back of a month-long World Cup \u2013\u00a0<strong>the only real experience comes in the form of Binura and Taskin.<\/strong>\u00a0A lot will hinge on Strikers\u2019 bevy of allrounders to boost their prospects with both bat and ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full squad<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Openers<\/strong>: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Muhammed Waseem and Shevon Daniel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle order<\/strong>: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Angelo Perera, Kavin Bandara and Shehan Fernando<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Allrounders<\/strong>: Glenn Phillips, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne and Thisara Perera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fast bowlers<\/strong>: Matheesha Pathirana, Chamika Gunasekara, Binura Fernando, Taskin Ahmed, Garuka Sanketh and Isitha Wijesundara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Spinners<\/strong>: Shadab Khan and Allah Ghazanfar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Galle Marvels went after Isuru Udana in the auction\u2022SLC<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Galle Marvels<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Squad size<\/strong>: 24 (six overseas)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Players bought<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pre-signings and retentions<\/strong>: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana,\u00a0<strong>Tim Seifert<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Alex Hales<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Auction signings<\/strong>: Janith Liyanage (US $36,000),\u00a0<strong>Dwaine Pretorius<\/strong>\u00a0(US $30,000), Sahan Arachchige (US $20,000), Lahiru Kumara (US $30,000), Prabath Jayasuriya (US $10,000),\u00a0<strong>Sean Williams<\/strong>\u00a0(US $20,000), Zahoor Khan (US $10,000), Mohomed Shiraz (US $10,000), Isuru Udana (US $100,000), Dhananjaya Lakshan (US $10,000),\u00a0<strong>Mujeeb Ur Rahman<\/strong>\u00a0(US $50,000), Jeffrey Vandersay (US $30,000), Malsha Tharupathi (US $5000), Sadisha Rajapaksa (US $5000), Pasindu Sooriyabandara (US $5000), Kavindu Nadeeshan (US $5000), Chamindu Wijesinghe (US $5000) and Yuri Koththigoda (US $5000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hits<\/strong>: Power-hitters permeate right through Marvels\u2019 squad, many of whom were secured even before the auction proper. They have been supplemented by a variety of quality spinners in Mahesh Theekshana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jeffrey Vandersay and Prabath Jayasuriya.\u00a0<strong>Promising youngsters like Malsha Tharupathi and Yuri Koththigoda couldn\u2019t have asked for a better set of mentors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Misses<\/strong>: Marvels went hard for Pathirana, and thought they had their man courtesy a last-second US $20,000 bump to their own bid in an attempt to stave off Strikers\u2019 right-to-match option. But it was to no avail. Then right after that, Marvels lost out on Asitha in similar fashion. Perhaps they were wary of another right-to-match snipe,\u00a0<strong>as their unprompted US $70,000 bump to 36 year-old Isuru Udana\u2019s base price will go down in history as one of the strangest auction purchases of all time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full squad<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Openers<\/strong>: Lasith Croospulle, Alex Hales and Niroshan Dickwella<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle order<\/strong>: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Tim Seifert, Sahan Arachchige, Sean Williams, Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Sadisha Rajapaksa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Allrounders<\/strong>: Dhananjaya Lakshan, Isuru Udana, Kavindu Nadeeshan and Chamindu Wijesinghe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fast bowlers<\/strong>: Lahiru Kumara, Dwaine Pretorius, Mohommed Shiraz and Zahoor Khan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Spinners<\/strong>: Maheesh Theekshana, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Jeffrey Vandersay, Prabath Jayasuriya, Malsha Tharupathi and Yuri Koththigoda<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Dambulla Thunders\u2019 seam contingent includes Dilshan Madushanka, Mustafizur Rahman and Nuwan Pradeep\u2022ICC via Getty Images<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Dambulla Thunders<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Squad size<\/strong>: 24 (six overseas)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Players bought<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pre-signings and retentions<\/strong>: Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama,\u00a0<strong>Mustafizur Rahman<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Ibrahim Zadran<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Auction signings<\/strong>: Lahiru Udara (US $14,000), Akila Dananjaya (US $20,000), Danushka Gunathilaka (US $20,000), Iftikhar Ahmed (US $50,000), Nuwanidu Fernando (US $34,000), Nuwan Pradeep (US $36,000),\u00a0<strong>Hazmatullah Zazai<\/strong>\u00a0(US $50,000),\u00a0<strong>Karim Janat<\/strong>\u00a0(US $80,000), Asela Gunaratne (US $10,000), Lahiru Madushanka (US $20,000), Ranesh Silva (US $5000), Sohan de Livera (US $ 5000), Rusanda Gamage (US $5000), Mithun Jayawickrama (US $5000), Ayana Siriwardhana (US $5000), Sonal Dinusha (US $6000), Haider Ali (US $20,000), Santhush Gunathilaka (US $5000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hits<\/strong>: In Madushanka, Thushara, Mustafizur and Pradeep, Thunders might possibly be able to lay claim to the best seam contingent in LPL. Their batting, meanwhile, has been filled with relatively less heralded but potentially dangerous options, especially if the returning Gunathilaka can recapture his best form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Misses<\/strong>: But it is in their spin department where Thunders might be found lacking. A trio of Dananjaya, Hemantha and Jayawickrama offer little by way of penetration, especially when compared to some of the talents on offer elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full squad<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Openers<\/strong>: Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara and Danushka Gunathilaka<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle order<\/strong>: Haider Ali, Hazmatullah Zazai, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ifthikar Ahmed, Santhush Gunathilaka, Ranesh Silva, Rusanda Gamage and Sohan de Livera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Allrounders<\/strong>: Karim Janat, Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Sonal Dinusha, Ayana Siriwardhana and Mithun Jayawickrama<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fast bowlers<\/strong>: Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman and Nuwan Pradeep\u00a0<strong>Spinners<\/strong>: Akila Dananjaya, Dushan Hemantha and Praveen Jayawickrama<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Pathum Nissanka provides Jaffna Kings with power at the top\u2022AFP\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JAFFNA KINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Squad size<\/strong>: 24 (six overseas)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Players bought<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pre-signings and retentions<\/strong>: Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth,\u00a0<strong>Azmatullah Omarzai<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Noor Ahmad<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Auction signings<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Rilee Rossouw (US $60,000), Fabian Allen (US $32,000),<\/strong>\u00a0Dhananjaya de Silva (US $50,000), Pramod Madushan (US $20,000),\u00a0<strong>Jason Behrendorff (US $50,000), A<\/strong>sitha Fernando (US $40,000), Lahiru Samarakoon (US $13,000),\u00a0<strong>Alex Ross<\/strong>\u00a0(US $20,000), Wanuja Sahan (US $10,000), Pathum Nissanka (US $40,000), Nishan Madushka (US $10,000) and Vishad Randika (US $5000), Eshan Malinga (US $5000), Ahan Wickramasinghe (US $5000),\u00a0<strong>Murvin Abinash<\/strong>\u00a0(US $5000),\u00a0<strong>Arul Pragasam<\/strong>\u00a0(US $5000),\u00a0<strong>Theesan Vithushan<\/strong>\u00a0(US $5000) and Nisala Tharaka (US $5000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hits<\/strong>: In Nissanka, Kusal, Avishka and Roussow, Kings are hardly short of power at the top, while in Asalanka, they boast Sri Lanka\u2019s premier middle-order batter. Add to that Ross and Omarzai, and you have a pretty formidable batting line-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Misses<\/strong>: The loss of Theekshana means that their spin department is lacking some variety heading into the new season. Both Viyaskanth and Noor were signed up pre-auction, but aside from them, a lot of the spin-bowling burden might fall on the likes of fingerspinners Allen, Dhananjaya and Asalanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full squad<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Openers<\/strong>: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka and Avishka Fernando<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle order<\/strong>: Charith Asalanka, Rilee Roussow, Alex Ross, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ahan Wickramasinghe and Vishad Randika<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Allrounders<\/strong>: Azmatullah Omarzai, Fabian Allen, Lahiru Samarakoon, Arul Pragasam and Nisala Tharaka<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fast bowlers<\/strong>: Jason Behrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan and Eshan Malinga<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Spinners<\/strong>: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Noor Ahmad, Wanuja Sahan, Theesan Vithushan and Murvin Abinash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing the Premier League in Sri Lanka, 2024 Series ESPN Summary Preview \u2026. at \u2026. https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/lanka-premier-league-2024-1421415\/teams Source:Thuppahis photo of 2023 winners Kandy Falcons Squad size: 22 (six overseas) Players bought: 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