The player draft for the 2026 Lanka Premier League was completed on Monday, with all five franchises finalising their squads for the upcoming season. Each team has strengthened strategically, blending experienced international stars with promising local talent to create balanced line-ups for the highly competitive tournament.
With fresh combinations across the board, the stage is set for an exciting season of T20 cricket. Some franchises appear heavily stacked with firepower, while others have focused on depth and versatility.
As LPL Season 6 approaches, anticipation is building: which squad looks strongest on paper, and who will rise to claim the 2026 title? 🏆
LPL 2026 Squads
Jaffna
- Dunith Wellalage
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Avishka Fernando
- David Wiese
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Kamil Mishara
- Traveen Mathews
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Mohommed Shirz
- Chamindu Wickramasinghe
- Nuwanindu Fernando
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lizaad Williams
- Dipendra Airee
- Kugathas Mathulan
- Praveen Manisha
- Nishan Madushka
Colombo
- Kusal Mendis
- Kamindu Mendis
- Jimmy Neesham
- Ben McDermott
- Binura Fernando
- Mujeeb Rahman
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Milan Rathnayake
- Janith Liyanage
- Shahanawaz Dahani
- Jeffrey Vandersay
- Thanuka Dabare
- Movin Subasinghe
- Mohammad Haris
- Hasan Mahmud
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Malsha Tharupathi
- Sharujan Shanmuganathan
- Wanuja Sahan
- Anthony Pragasam
Kandy
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Angelo Mathews
- Moeen Ali
- Vijay Shankar
- Nuwan Thushara
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Kusal Perera
- Asitha Fernando
- Garuka Sanketh
- Daniel Sams
- Vishen Halmbage
- Muditha Lakshan
- Lahiru Udara
- Dale Phillips
- Zahir Khan
- Branden McMullen
- Sahan Mihira
- Dewa Silva
- Dushan Hemantha
- Isitha Wijesundara
Galle
- Dasun Shanaka
- Eshan Malinga
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Litton Das
- Charith Asalanka
- Muhammad Nawaz
- Pramod Madushan
- Lasith Croospulle
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Akif Javed
- Sahan Arachchige
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Tharindu Rathnayake
- Sam Harper
- Mehidy Miraz
- Haider Ali
- Dinura Kalupahana
- Uri Koththigoda
- Kasun Rajitha
- Sachindu Colombage
Dambulla
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Reeza Hendricks
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Pavan Rathnayaka
- Akila Dananjaya
- Mohammad Wasim
- Dananjaya Lakshan
- Ramesh Mendis
- Sachitha Jayathilake
- Gulbadin Naib
- Dian Forrester
- Shadley Schalkwyk
- Vishwa Kumara
- Gayana Weerasinghe
