Updated 21-May-2024 • Published 21-May-2024
Live Report - Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction
That's a wrap!
And six hours later the 2024 LPL Auction is done! The way the auction went, the general vibe from the teams seemed to be that most of the high priority signings had been made prior to the auction. Only Matheesha Pathirana elicited any sort of high level bidding war, while the other two highly priced signings - Isuru Udana (US$ 100,000) and Karim Janat (US$ 80,000) - seemed to suggest sides placing a premium on squad composition. Though the Udana signing probably signalled more to Galle being wary of sides with "right to match" options pipping their for a third time in the auction.
We will have more detailed pieces out on the auction and the squad composition shortly, but for now have a good one folks!
B-Love Kandy
Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre
Fletcher, Kyle Mayers, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammed Hasnain, Chamath Gomez, Pawan Rathnayake, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Pathirathne, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammed Ali, Kasun Rajitha
Colombo Strikers
Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab
Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Garuka Sanketh, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammed Waseem, Allah Ghazanfar
Galle Marvels
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sadeesha Rajapaksa, Mohommed Shiraz, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Yuri Koththigoda
Dambulla Thunders
Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Sohan de Livera, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Rusanda Gamage, Mithun Jayawickrama, Ayana Siriwardhana, Sonal Dinusha, Haider Ali, Santhush Gunathilaka
Jaffna Kings
Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah
Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarakoon, Wanuja Sahan, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasam, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Theesan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka
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Pathirana sold for LPL record US$ 120,000 to Colombo Strikers!
Okay here's the big one and boy he doesn't disappoint. Matheesha Pathirana in at US$ 50,000. Dambulla start the bidding at US$ 70,000 and just like that the LPL record is shattered as Galle Marvels bump up to US$ 100,000! And what's this? Galle up their own bid to US$ 120,000! Applause ring out as Galle Marvels' bid holds up, but hold on there is a right to match and Colombo has exercised their right!
Pathirana goes to Colombo Strikers for US$ 120,000! Galle's attempts to raise the price don't pay off in the end. But valiant effort nevertheless.
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Nisala Tharaka goes to Jaffna Kings!
With that there's just one team that can spend money here - Jaffna Kings. They have chosen allrounder Nisala Tharaka for US$ 5,000. And with that the auction has officially come to an end!
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Yuri Koththigoda goes to Galle!
Yuri Koththigoda has been placed back on the auction block at the request of Galle Marvels. The bid is for US$ 5,000 and Jaffna don't contest it. With that Galle also max out their squad list!
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Theesan Vithushan goes to Jaffna Kings!
Theesan Vithushan is in at US$ 5,000. Jaffna has put in the opening bid, and that holds.
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Santhush Gunathilaka goes to Dambulla!
Santhush Gunathilaka is in at US$ 5,000. Cash flush Dambulla put up US$ 6,000 and secure the signing with ease. With that Dambulla have maxed out their squad with 24 players, and still have US$ 50,000 left in their purse.
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Allah Ghazanfar joins Colombo!
Eighteen year-old Afghan bowler Allah Ghazanfar is in at US$ 10,000. Colombo Strikers empty their purse as they secure their final signing!
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Haider Ali goes to Dambulla!
Pakistan batter Haider Ali starts at US$ 20,000. Dambulla goes to US$ 25,000. Overkill really as no one else can go beyond US$ 20,000.
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Nishan Madushka is heading to Jaffna!
Nishan Madushka is here again, US$ 10,000. Jaffna Kings open the bidding. Only Dambulla can afford to up that bid at this point, but they choose not to. Sold to Jaffna!
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Kasun Rajitha joins Kandy!
Kasun Rajitha is back at US$ 20,000. There's a bidding war between Jaffna and Kandy. Kandy, with just US$ 27,000 remaining bid US$ 26,000. Jaffna have US$ 30,000 in their purse but they opt not to spend it just yet. Sold to Kandy!
This leaves Kandy at US$ 1,000 in their purse, which essentially means they're the first side to be unable to spend further in this auction.
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Pathum Nissanka sold to Jaffna Kings!
Okay here we go. Pathum Nissanka - player number one in the auction - comes back at US$ 40,000. Jaffna Kings have the space and the purse, they put in an opening bid. Both Dambulla and Galle have the means to match them, but they opt not to. Sold to Jaffna Kings!
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Yuri Koththigoda goes unsold
Yuri Koththigoda goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Sonal Dinusha goes to Dambulla!
Uncapped allrounder Sonal Dinusha is in at US$ 5,000. Sold to Dambulla Thunders for US$ 6,000.
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Arul Pragasam goes to Jaffna!
Uncapped allrounder Arul Pragasam is in at US$ 5,000. Jaffna are the only bidder.
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Vandersay is heading to the Marvels!
Jeffrey Vandersay is back at US$ 30,000. Galle is quick on the paddle. No one else seems keen, so sold to Galle!
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Chamindu Wijesinghe goes to Galle!
As things stand both Dambulla and Colombo need to make one more overseas signing, while Jaffna and Colombo need one more signing overall to reach their minimum 20 player squad limit.
Chamindu Wijesinghe is next at US$ 5,000. Signed by Galle Marvels for base price!
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Murvin Abinash goes to Jaffna Kings!
Murvin Abinash is in at US$ 5,000. Sold to Jaffna Kings.
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Mohammed Ali joins B-Love Kandy!
Pakistan's Mohammed Ali is in at US$ 10,000. Kandy put in a bid and sold!
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Mujeeb is sold to Galle!
Mujeeb Ur Rehman is back at a maximum base price of US$ 50,000. Galle are keen, and that would be their final mandatory overseas signing. No other bids but Kandy have a right to match, but they turn down the option. Sold to Galle Marvels!
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Salman Ali Agha joins Kandy!
Pakistan allrounder Salman Ali Agha is up for auction at US$ 10,000. Kandy secure the signing with their opening bid!
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Vishwa Fernando remains unsold
Vishwa Fernando is back under the hammer, US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Ayana Siriwardhana goes to Dambulla
Uncapped allrounder Ayana Siriwardhana is in at US$ 5,000. Dambulla take it down with a base price bid.
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Tharindu Ratnayake goes unsold
Tharindu Ratnayake is back at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Mithun Jayawickrama joins Dambulla!
Uncapped allrounder Mithun Jayawickrama is in at US$ 5,000. Dambulla start the bidding, and one bid is all it takes.
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Mohammed Nawfer goes unsold
Uncapped keeper Mohammed Nawfer is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Kavindu Nadeeshan is sold to Galle!
Uncapped allrounder Kavindu Nadeeshan comes in at US$ 5,000. Galle are the only bidder.
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Usman Khan goes unsold
Pakistan batter Usman Khan is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Aamer Jamal goes unsold
Pakistan allrounder Aamer Jamal is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Azam Khan goes to B-Love Kandy!
Azam Khan is back, his base price is US$ 50,000. And Kandy puts in a belated opening bid to secure the signing! That means Kandy have US$ 47,000 left and a minimum of one more signing to make.
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Rusanda Gamage sold to Dambulla Thunder!
Rusanda Gamage is up for auction at US$ 5,000. Dambulla in action again, and sold!
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Lahiru Madushanka goes to Dambulla!
Allrounder Lahiru Madushanka enters at US$ 20,000. After some discussion, Dambulla put in a bid. And it holds as Kandy turn down their right to match.
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Curtis Campher goes unsold
Irish allrounder Curtis Campher comes in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Asela Gunaratne is sold to Dambulla Thunders!
Allrounder Asela Gunaratne enters at US$ 10,000. Dambulla opens the bidding.
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Sammu Ashan sold to B-Love Kandy!
Allrounder Sammu Ashan is in at US$ 5,000. Kandy put in a bid and it holds up!
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Movin Subasinge goes unsold
Movin Subasinge is back up for auction at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Pasindu Sooriyabandara goes to Galle!
Batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara is at US$ 5,000. Galle Marvels snap him up.
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Rishad Hossain goes unsold
Bangladesh allrounder Rishad Hossain is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold. Very surprising considering his recent exploits.
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Wanuja Sahan goes to Jaffna!
Allrounder Wanuja Sahan is up at US$ 10,000. Jaffna puts in an opening bid, and that's all it takes! Sold!
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Lakshan Sandakan is sold to Kandy!
Lakshan Sandakan is in next at US$ 20,000. And once more he goes unsold, oh no he doesn't. Kandy pop their paddle up extremely late.
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Sandun Mendis goes unsold
Sandun Mendis is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Kavindu Pathirathne goes to Kandy!
First up is Kavindu Pathirathne for US$ 5,000, and Kandy swoop in. They are definitely in need of some cheap signings to fill up their squad.
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Time to accelerate!
Righto! The accelerated round is almost ready to go. How it works is that each side can name up to 12 players that went unsold or from the remaining players' list to be put up for sale.
There were certainly some surprises in terms of unsold players in the initial rounds, none more so than Pathum Nissanka going without any bidders. So let's see how things proceed from hereon.
The key points to note are that Kandy need to buy at least five more players (three of whom need to foreign signings, while Dambulla need four (one foreign), Colombo just the one foreign signing, and Galle two (one foreign).
Breakdown at the break!
Alright time for another break, slightly longer one this time as the teams have been requested to prepare a list of players for the accelerated auction. Until then here's the latest breakdown of the squads.
Kandy (15 signings, US$ 127,000 left)
Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre
Fletcher, Kyle Mayers, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne
Colombo (19 signings, US$ 10,000 left)
Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab
Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana
Galle (18 signings, US$ 104,000 left)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim
Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi
Dambulla (16 signings, US$ 132,000 left)
Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama,
Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep
Jaffna (17 signings, US$ 90,000 left)
Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah
Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Binura Fernando, Asitha Fernando
With each side needing a mandatory six overseas players, only Jaffna have fulfilled that criteria. Each of Dambulla, Colombo and Galle have five overseas signings, while Kandy have just three.
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Paul Stirling goes unsold
Paul Stirling is in at US$ 20,000. But the veteran Irishman sees no takers.
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Pulina Tharanga goes unsold
Pulina Tharanga comes in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Suminda Lakshan goes unsold
Suminda Lakshan is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Karim Janat goes to Dambulla for US$ 80,000!
Karim Janat starts at US$ 30,000. Dambulla are interested in the Afghan. Galle counters. The bidding rockets to US$ 50,000. Before you know it the bidding is up to US$ 80,000 - a verbal bid from Dambulla. And it sticks! Sold to Dambulla Thunders!
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Riazat Ali Shah goes unsold
Riazat Ali Shah from Uganda is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Ryan Burl goes unsold
Ryan Burl is in at US$ 10,000. No takers.
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Gulbadin Naib goes unsold
Gulbadin Naib starts at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Chaturanga de Silva sold to Kandy!
Chaturanga de Silva, older brother of T20 skipper Wanindu Hasaranga, is in at US$ 30,000. B-Love Kandy decide to splurge and they lock down their man.
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Galle sign Dhananjaya Lakshan!
Dhananjaya Lakshan is in at US$ 10,000. Galle are the sole suitor and sold!
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Ravindu Fernando goes unsold
Ravindu Fernando goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Movin Subasinghe goes unsold
Movin Subasinghe is in at US$ 10,000. He had shown glimpses last season in the LPL, but no luck here.
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Chamindu Wickramasinge goes unsold
Time for some allrounders. Chamindu Wickramasinge is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Dinura Kalupahana goes unsold
Dinura Kalupahana goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Usman Shinwari goes unsold
Pakistan's Usman Shinwari is in at US% 10,000. No takers.
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Nipun Premarathna goes unsold
Nipun Premarathna goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Nimsara Attaragalla goes unsold
Nimsara Attaragalla goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Asanka Manoj goes unsold
Asanka Manoj goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Pawan Sandhesh goes unsold
Pawan Sandhesh is unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Matthew Forde goes unsold
Another West Indian, Matthew Forde, is in at US$ 50,000. Passes all around.
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Sisanda Magala goes unsold
Sisanda Magala from South Africa goes unsold at US$ 20,000.
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Oshane Thomas goes unsold
West Indian Oshane Thomas is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Danal Hemananda goes unsold
Danal Hemananda is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Sithum Disanayaka goes unsold
Sithum Disanayaka goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
Nipun Ransika goes unsold
Nipun Ransika starts at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Dahani goes unsold
Shahnwaz Dahani enters at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Chamath Gomez goes to B-Love Kandy!
Time for some more fast bowlers. Chamath Gomez is here at US$ 5,000. Kandy make a belated bid, and that's about it.
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Zazai is sold to Dambulla!
Hazratullah Zazai starts at US$ 50,000. Dambulla waste little time opening the bidding, but no one else has Zazai on their radars.
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Thanuka Dabare goes unsold
Thanuka Dabare starts at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Ahan Wickramasinghe goes to Jaffna!
The highly-rated Ahan Wickramasinghe in at US$ 5,000. Jaffna are the only bidder and they get their man!
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Pasindu Sooriyabandara goes unsold
Pasindu Sooriyabandara is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Jaffna secure Alex Ross!
Australia's Alex Ross is in at US$ 20,000. Jaffna are interested and start the bidding. Dambulla opt out of their right to match. Sold to Jaffna!
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Reeza Hendricks goes unsold
Reezan Hendricks starts at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Hasitha Boyagoda goes unsold
Hasitha Boyagoda starts at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Ranuda Somarathne goes unsold
Ranuda Somarathne is in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Kennar Lewis goes unsold
Kennar Lewis begins at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Tamim goes unsold
Tamim Iqbal enters at US$ 40,000. Well beyond Colombo's budget, and seemingly too rich for the others as well.
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Pawan Rathnayake heads to Kandy!
Pawan Rathnayake in at US$ 5,000. Kandy are in for him. No one else is interested.
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Colombo sigh Muhammed Waseem!
Muhammed Waseem is in at US$ 20,000. Colombo put in a sizeable portion of their remaining budget and get their man!
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Galle sign Isura Udana for US$ 100,000!
Isuru Udana is in at US$ 30,000. And uh...Galle have bid US$ 100,000. Charu Sharma the auctioneer checked that three times, but indeed it was heard correctly.
There is a right to match with Kandy, and unsurprisingly Kandy don't take up the option. Well, that was a strange one, but Isuru Udana becomes the second most expensive signing thus far - and US$ 8,000 more than last year's top signing!
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Eshan Malinga goes to Jaffna!
Eshan Malinga starts at US$ 5,000. Jaffna are in for the uncapped seamer and get him.
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Jacob Duffy is unsold
Jacob Duffy goes unsold for US$ 20,000.
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Isitha Wijesundara goes to Colombo!
Isitha Wijesundara is in at US$ 5,000. Colombo strike and get their man without any competition!
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Jaffna Kings sign Lahiru Samarakoon
Lahiru Samarakoon starts at US$ 10,000. It's Dambulla v Jaffna again as the bidding goes back and forth. Up to US$ 13,000 and sold to Jaffna! Galle has a right to match but they are not interested.
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Lizaad Williams goes unsold
South Africa's Lizaad Williams is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Milan Rathnayake goes unsold
Milan Rathnayake is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Shoriful goes unsold
Shoriful Islam starts at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Mohammed Hasnain is off to Kandy!
Mohammed Hasnain is in at US$ 30,000. Kandy come in for the fiery Pakistani quick, and that is that!
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Shiran Fernando goes unsold
Shiran Fernando is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Zaman Khan goes unsold
Zaman Khan, the slinger from Pakistan, comes in at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Galle sign Mohomed Shiraz!
Mohomed Shiraz is in at US$ 10,000. Galle open the bidding at base price, and with no other takers sold to Galle!
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Ben Lister goes unsold
New Zealand's Ben Lister comes in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Udith Madushan goes unsold
Time for more fast bowlers. Udith Madushan starts at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Evin Lewis goes unsold
Fellow West Indian Evin Lewis at US$ 40,000 also has no takers.
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Pulindu Perera goes unsold
Pulindu Perera enters at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Lendl Simmons goes unsold
West Indian Lendl Simmons starts off at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Pathum Kumara goes unsold
Pathum Kumara enters at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Haris Sohail goes unsold
Haris Sohail enters at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Asif Ali goes unsold
Asif Ali starts off at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Mark Chapman goes unsold
Mark Chapman starts at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Colombo sign Kavin Bandara
Kavin Bandara starts off at US$ 5,000. Colombo get their man on a tight budget.
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Galle get Sadisha Rajapaksa
Sadisha Rajapaksa goes to Galle for US$ 5,000!
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Craig Ervine goes unsold
Craig Ervine starts off at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Henry Nicholls goes unsold
Henry Nicholls enters at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Sohan de Livera goes to Dambulla!
Sohan de Livera starts at US$ 5,000. Dambulla makes a bid, and that's all it takes.
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Kjorn Ottley goes unsold
Next set of batters are in. Here's Kjorn Ottley, starting at US$ 30,000. No takers for the West Indian.
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Colin Munro goes unsold
Colin Munro starts at US$ 50,000. But again no takers.
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Kamil Mishara goes unsold
Kamil Mishara is in for US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Azam Khan goes unsold
Azam Khan enters at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Ranesh Silva sold to Dambulla!
Ranesh Silva enters at US$ 5,000. Dambulla start the bidding and there's no more action, sold!
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Krishan Sanjula goes unsold
Krishan Sanjula enters at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Shehan Fernando sold to Colombo!
Shehan Fernando starts at US$ 5,000. Sold to Colombo Strikers for US$ 5,000.
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No takers for Sarfaraz
Sarfaraz Ahmed comes in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Mohammad Shahzad is unsold
Mohammad Shahzad, the Afghan keeper, goes unsold at US$ 10,000.
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Vishad Randika goes to Jaffna Kings!
Wicketkeeper Vishad Randika is in at US$ 5,000. Jaffna get him at base price. Sold!
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Anjala Bandara is unsold
Another keeper Anjala Bandara is in at US$ 5000. But goes unsold.
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Josh Philippe goes unsold
Josh Philippe is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Tom Latham goes unsold
Welcome back. We start things off with Tom Latham is in at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Shai Hope goes unsold
Shai Hope comes in at US$ 40,000. No love for the West Indian.
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How things stand
So then as we take a small break, here's the breakdown thus far:
Kandy (11 signings, US$ 197,000 left)
Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre
Fletcher, Kyle Mayers, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne
Colombo (15 signings, US$ 45,000 left)
Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab
Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana
Galle (14 signings, US$ 229,000 left)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim
Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi
Dambulla (12 signings, US$ 272,000 left)
Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama,
Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep
Jaffna (12 signings, US$ 138,000 left)
Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah
Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Binura Fernando, Asith Fernando
With each team needing to make a minimum of 20 signings, all eyes will be on Colombo Strikers, who have busted their budget on record signing Pathirana but will now be left scrambling for their remaining five signings.
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Yasir Shah goes unsold
Yasir Shah is in at US$ 20,000. No takers.
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Ashley Nurse goes unsold
West Indian Ashley Nurse is in at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Kaushal goes unsold
P.H.T. Kaushal goes unsold at US$ 5,000.
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Tharindu Ratnayake goes unsold
Tharindu Ratnayake comes in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Ish Sodhi goes unsold
Ish Sodhi enters at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Malsha Tharupathi heads to Galle!
Malsha Tharupathi is in at US$ 5,000. Jaffna opens the bidding, Galle counters. And suddenly Galle offers a vocal bid for US$ 25,000 and that locks it down! Kandy turn down their right to match.
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Nimesh Vimukthi goes unsold
Nimesh Vimukthi starts at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Shamsi goes unsold.
Tabraiz Shamsi goes under the hammer at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Lakshitha Manasinghe goes unsold
Lakshitha Manasinghe is in at US$ 5000 as well. Unsold.
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Qais Ahmed goes unsold
Qais Ahmed is unsold at US$ 30,000.
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Traveen Mathews is unsold
Traveen Mathews, the uncapped 19 year-old, enters at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Swepson goes unsold
The next category is spinners. Mitchell Swepson enters at US$ 30,000. But no takers for the Australian.
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Zahoor Khan is heading to Galle!
Zahoor Khan is in at US$ 10,000. Galle lock him in at base price. And this time there's no right to match for Galle to worry about.
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Tim Southee goes unsold
Tim Southee is up next at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Asitha stays at Jaffna Kings!
Asitha Fernando is in at US$ 40,000. Galle Marvels are in straight away. The bid holds up up, but Jaffna have exercised their right to match. Another one that is stolen away from Galle!
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Garuka Sanketh creates a buzz as he heads to Colombo!
Garuka Sanketh is in at US$ 5,000. Bidding war between Galle and Jaffna for the 18 year-old. It's up to US$ 20,000 in a flash as Colombo Strikers hold on!
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Pradeep goes to Dambulla!
Nuwan Pradeep is in at US$ 20,000. Dambulla starts things off for the man that was part of ESPNcricinfo's LPL team of the season last year. Back and forth between Kandy and Dambulla as the bidding heads up to US$ 34,000. And it sticks at US$ 36,000, sold to Dambulla!
Kandy have a right to match, and they don't take it up. Second time today a side with a right to match have engaged in a bidding war.
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Ngarava goes unsold
Richard Ngarava starts off at US$ 30,000. He caused the Lankan batters a host of problems earlier this year, but no takers.
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Colombo lock down Binura!
Binura Fernando enters at US$ 40,000. Jaffna are looking to stock their seam options as they're in once more. Colombo join the party, as the bidding war heads up to US$ 50,000. Make that US$ 55,000. And that is that! Sold to Colombo for US$ 55,000!
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Jason Behrendorff is sold to Jaffna Kings!
Okay we're back. Jason Behrendorff is in at US$ 50,000. Jaffna are in and they have no company. Sold!
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Signings so far
Alrighty then we should be back underway soon, these are the signings so far.
Kandy (US$ 197,000 left)
Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne
Colombo (US$ 240,000 left)
Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel
Galle (US$ 264,000 left)
Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams
Dambulla (US$ 308,000 left)
Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando
Jaffna (US$ 228,000 left)
Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan
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Chris Lynn goes unsold
Chris Lynn off the back of an excellent BBL season is in at US$ 50,000. But is unsold for a second LPL running.
With that it's time for another quick break.
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Dambulla pip Jaffna for Nuwanidu!
Nuwanidu Fernando comes in at US$ 50,000. Jaffna open the bidding. Dambulla are in action again, raising it to US$ 22,000. Back and forth it goes. It's up to US$ 30,000. US$ 34,000 now to Dambulla...and sold!
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Iftikhar heads to Dambulla!
Iftikhar Ahmed is in at US$ 50,000. Dambulla are the only bidder, and sold! Colombo turn down their option to match.
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Shanto goes unsold
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper, is in at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Dimuth Karunaratne goes to Kandy...eventually!
Dimuth Karunaratne is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
Okay so Karunaratne is back on the block, as apparently his base price is down to US$ 10,000. And now there is a bid, as Kandy lock down the former Lankan Test skipper!
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Danushka Gunathilaka signs for Dambulla Thunders!
Danushka Gunathilaka makes his return to the LPL fold at US$ 20,000. Dambulla are in for him, as are Jaffna. It settles at US$ 22,000 for Dambulla...and sold to the Thunders!
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Chad Bowes goes unsold
Chad Bowes was the subject to much interest last year, but at US$ 20,000 he goes unsold this time around.
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Oshada Fernando goes unsold
Oshada Fernando starts off at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Hridoy goes unsold
The powerful Towhid Hridoy is in at US$ 40,000 but surprisingly no takers.
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Najibullah Zadran goes unsold
Najibullah Zadran is in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Janneman Malan goes unsold
South African Janneman Malan is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Shevon Daniel joins Colombo!
Next set of batters are in play now. The exciting 20 year-old opener Shevon Daniel is in at US$ 10,000. Jaffna start things off, Colombo counters. And the bidding war settles at US$ 15,000 as Colombo secure his services with Galle turning down their right to match!
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Ramesh Mendis heads to Kandy
Ramesh Mendis is in at US$ 10,000. Sold to Kandy at base price! Colombo turn down their right to match.
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Shoaib Malik goes unsold
Shoaib Malik is in at US$ 50,000. He's impressed in year's past but no takers this time around.
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Angelo Perera heads to Colombo!
Angelo Perera is in at US$ 20,000. Colombo come in quick, but that is the extent of the interest. Sold to Colombo!
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Nisala Tharaka is unsold
Nisala Tharaka, the uncapped 33 year-old, comes in at US$ 5,000. Unsold.
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Dasun Shanaka goes to Kandy for US$ 85,000!
Dasun Shanaka, the former Sri Lankan white-ball skipper, is in at US$ 50,000. And the teams awake from their slumber. Back and forth between Kandy and Jaffna sees the bidding go up to US$ 75,000 with Kandy making the operative bid. After some chatter Jaffna make it US$ 80,000. Kandy respond with US$ 85,000. Madushanka's LPL record is under threat...but it's safe for now, as Shanaka is sold to B-Love Kandy for US$ 85,000 as Galle unsurprisingly turn down their right to match option!
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Seekkuge goes unsold
Seekkuge Prasanna is in at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Nabi goes unsold
Mohammad Nabi is in at US$ 50,000. He's shown some of his best for against Sri Lanka, but there are no takers.
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Roston Chase is unsold
Roston Chase is unsold for US$ 20,000.
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D'arcy Short goes unsold
D'arcy Short has no takers at US$ 20,000.
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Lahiru Madushanka goes unsold
Lahiru Madushanka is in at US$ 20,000. No dice.
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Sean Williams heads to Galle Marvels!
It's now the next batch of allrounders. Zimbabwe's Sean Williams is in at US$ 20,000. Galle raise a padel. And they lock him down for US$ 20,000, pretty astute signing that.
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No takers for Mujeeb
Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman is in at US$ 50,000. Unsold.
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Sandakan goes unsold
Lakshan Sandakan is also in at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Akila Dananjaya is sold to Dambulla!
Akila Dananjaya comes in at US$ 20,000. Dambulla lock him down for a base price bid! Galle turn down their right to match option.
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Agar is unsold
Australia's Ashton Agar is in at US$ 50,000. He's in as a spinner, but can certainly hold his own with the bat. But no takers.
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Vandersay has no takers
Jeffrey Vandersay is in at US$ 30,000. Another one goes unsold.
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Usman Qadir is unsold
Pakistan's Usman Qadir enters at US$ 30,000 but it's seemingly too rich. Unsold.
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Prabath Jayasuriya is heading to Galle!
Prabath Jayasuriya, primarily a Test specialist, is in at US$ 10,000. Galle is the only bidder and sold!
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Hayden Walsh goes unsold
Hayden Walsh from West Indies in at US$20,000. Unsold.
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Embuldeniya goes unsold
Time for some spin. Here's Lasith Embuldeniya at US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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Pramod Madushan joins the Jaffna Kings!
Pramod Madushan starts off at US$ 20,000. Jaffna are in for him and it sticks. Dambulla refuse their option to match.
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Junior Dala goes unsold
South Africa's Junior Dala enters at US$ 20,000. Unsold.
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Lahiru Kumara signs for Galle!
Lahiru Kumara, who might have count himself unfortunate to miss out on Sri Lanka's World Cup squad, comes in at US$ 30,000. Galle starts things off and they get him at base price!
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Taskin goes to Colombo!
Taskin Ahmed is in at US$ 50,000. Colombo wades in at the last moment with an opening bid. And sold!
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Sheldon Cottrell is unsold
Sheldon Cottrell from West Indies is in at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Kasun Rajitha is unsold
Kasun Rajitha is next at US$ 20,000. No takers either.
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No takers for Lungi Ngidi
Lungi Ngidi goes unsold for US$ 40,000.
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Vishwa Fernando unsold
Okay we're back! But first here's a breakdown of the signings so far.
Kandy
Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal
Colombo
Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Galle
Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige
Dambulla
Lahiru Udara
Jaffna
Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva
And with that it's time for some fast bowlers. Vishwa Fernando starts things off with a base price of US$ 10,000. Unsold.
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KJP goes unsold
Kusal Janith Perera, who was overlooked for the Sri Lanka World Cup squad, is in at US$ 40,000. But there are no takers.
With that we're heading into a small five minute break, we'll be back soon.
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Mushfiqur goes unsold
Mushfiqur Rahim, the veteran Bangladeshi, enters at US$ 50,000. There are no takers for the 37 year-old.
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No takers for Sandun Weerakkody.
Sandun Weerakkody goes unsold at US$ 10,000.
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Nishan Madushka goes unsold
Nishan Madushka starts off at US$ 10,000. But no takers for Lankan Test opener.
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Lahiru Udara goes to Dambulla!
Lahiru Udara, the 30 year-old whose been in some scintillating form domestically of late, is in at at US$ 10,000. Dambulla start things off, as Jaffna also enter the bidding. It's going up in increments of US$ 1000, as Dambulla Thunders seal it at US$ 14,000. Colombo opt not to match.
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Gurbaz is heading to the Strikers!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, an LPL mainstay, is in at US$ 50,000. After a bit of a wait, Colombo Strikers raise a tentative paddle. And it sticks after Jaffna turn down their right to match.
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Johnson Charles goes unsold
West Indian Johnson Charles enters at US$ 40,000. No takers here either.
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Litton Das goes unsold
Litton Das is next at US$ 30,000. Unsold.
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Lorcan Tucker is unsold
The next category is wicketkeepers. Ireland's Loran Tucker is in first at US$ 10,000. But no takers for Tucker.
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Wellalage fetches US$ 50,000 from Colombo!
Dunith Wellalage, the former U-19 skipper, is next. His base price is at US$ 30,000 but an enthusiastic Colombo give in a vocal bid of US$ 40,000 to start the bidding! Jaffna also enter the fray. It's going back and forth. It's up to US$ 50,000 from Colombo. Sold to Colombo!
Strangely Jaffna, who was a part of the bidding war, have a right to match, which they don't take up. Unsure as to why they kept increasing the bid though if they knew they could match it. Strange.
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Colin de Grandhomme goes unsold
Colin de Grandhomme from New Zealand goes unsold at US$ 50,000.
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Wiese is unsold
David Wiese from Namibia comes in at US$ 40,000. No takers.
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Colombo sign up Chamika Gunasekara!
Fast bowling allrounder Chamika Gunasekara is in at US$ 10,000. Colombo come in late and that is that!
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Sahan Arachchige goes to Galle!
The exciting young Sahan Arachchige is in at a tempting US$ 20,000. Galle is in for him, and they lock him down at base price! Kandy have a right to match, which they turn down.
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DDS heads to Jaffna!
Dhananjaya de Silva is in at US$ 50,000. Jaffna are in for him, and one bid is all it takes! Dambulla also turn down their right to match option.
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No takers for Nawaz
Pakistan's spin-bowling allrounder Mohammed Nawaz is at US$ 40,000. Unsold.
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Fabian Allen is heading to Jaffna Kings!
West Indian Fabian Allen is up next, starting at US$ 20,000. Jaffna raises a paddle. Kandy responds with US$ 22,000. Colombo enters the bidding as it goes up to US$ 30,000. Jaffna though want their man and they secure him at US$ 32,000.
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Dwaine Pretorius is Galle Marvels!
Dwaine Pretorius, the South African allrounder, enters at US$ 30,000. Galle starts things off and there's no further interest.
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Janith Liyanage goes to Galle!
Time for the allrounders then. Janith Liyanage is first up at US$ 20,000. Galle wastes little time starting things off, Jaffna counters swiftly. In a flash it's up to US$ 30,000 as the bidding rises in increments of US$ 2,000. And sold to Galle Marvels for US$ 36,000! Dambulla also turn down their right to match option.
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Rilee Rossouw joins Jaffna!
Rilee Rossouw is another one in at US$ 50,000. Jaffna opens the bidding and that is that, or is it? A very late paddle raise from Dambulla takes it from US$ 55,000. Charu Sharma's hammer was already on the way down. Jaffna counter with $60,000 and that seals it.
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Martin Guptill is unsold
Martin Guptill comes in at US$ 50,000. He too is unsold.
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Rassie Van Der Dussen is unsold
Ibrahim Zadran starts off at US$ 10,000. But what's this? Apparently Ibrahim has already been signed by Dambulla as a presigning. Guess he's off the auction block.
Rassie Van Der Dussen is next, starting at US$ 50,000. And he goes unsold!
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Nissanka goes unsold!
Okay time for Nissanka, Sri Lanka's most destructive opener. Starts off at $40,000. There's a surprisingly long wait for Sri Lanka's only ODI double centurion, and incredibly he goes unsold.
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Chandimal goes to Kandy!
Dinesh Chandimal, the Lankan veteran, comes in at US$ 40,000. And as the clock winds down, Kandy raises the paddle at the death. No other takers and Chandimal is B-Love! 2 from 2 for Kandy.
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Ashen Bandara to Kandy!
The first category is Bat1, with Ashen Bandara the first player to go under the hammer. US$ 20,000 is his base price. Kandy starts off the bidding, as Jaffna counters with US$ 22,000. It goes back and forth with Kandy stumping up US$28,000 and... it sticks! Sold to Kandy!
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We're underway!
Well not the auction per se, but the event. We've just had opening remarks from Tournament Director Samantha Dodanwela and Anil Mohan, the head of IPG the marketing firm behind the LPL. We've also had a few words from Michael Clarke via video, as he announces that he is an ambassador for the tournament.
Charu Sharma will once more be the host and auctioneer. The auction proper is not too far off!
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Early signings
Teams will be given a purse of US$ 1,000,000. Half of that will go towards pre-signings, all of which have been listed below. The big news is that last year's record signing, Madushanka, has crossed over to the Dambulla Thunder. Each team will then have US$ 500,000 each for the auction; they cannot carry over unspent money put aside for direct signings.
Colombo
Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab
Khan, Glenn Phillips
Dambulla
Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran
Galle
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Seifert, Alex Hales
Jaffna
Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad
Kandy
Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher, Kyle Mayers
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Bidding and base prices
As usual players will choose their base price from US$ 10,000, US$ 20,000, US$ 30,000, US$ 40,000, or US$ 50,000. Teams MUST spend at least 90% of their US$ 500,000 auction purse. The bidding ranges and increments will be as follows:
- US$ 5,000 to US$ 10,000 increments of USD 500 per bid
- US$ 10,000 to US$ 20,000 increments of USD 1,000 per bid
- US$ 20,000 to US$ 50,000 increments of USD 2,000 per bid
- US$ 50,000 and above increments of USD 5,000 per bid
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What's new this year?
Well first off we've had yet more changes in team ownership and names. The Galle Titans are now the Galle Marvels and Dambulla Aura are Dambulla Thunder. B-Love Kandy, Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers remain unchanged.
In terms of the auction itself, it's much the same as last year, except that now at least one local Under-23 player must be fielded in the playing XI.
Aside from that each team can have a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 24 squad members, including a mandatory six overseas players, with players to be categorised as capped or uncapped. Capped players need to have featured in at least one senior match for their country in any format (Test, ODI, or T20I).
This year too there will be an accelerated auction, where each team will be allowed to nominate up to 12 players from the players' list.
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Welcome to the LPL 2024 auction!
Alrighty folks, welcome to our live coverage of the 2024 LPL auction. Last year’s inaugural event saw Dilshan Madushanka emerge as the most expensive purchase, with Jaffna Kings signing him up for US$ 92,000. That was nearly a fifth of their US$ 500,000 kitty, but don’t be surprised if that number is topped this year.
Like last year it'll be the five teams representing Dambulla, Kandy, Colombo, Jaffna and Galle, and in all there will be 420 players going under the hammer today. If all things remain on schedule, the auction should start in about 20 minutes or so. Stay tuned!
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