The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 started on July 30 and will conclude on August 20 in Sri Lanka.
As many as five teams will compete in a total of 24 matches across three weeks in the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League.
Some of the world's leading T20 batters including the likes of Babar Azam, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Tim Seifert are featuring in the Sri Lankan T20 League.
Bangladesh’s young batter Towhid Hridoy slammed the first fifty of LPL 2023. Representing defending champions Jaffna Kings, Hridoy smashed 54 off 39 balls against Colombo Strikers in the opening match of the ongoing T20 tournament.
Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has also started his LPL 2023 campaign on a good note. Azam hammered a brilliant half-century for Colombo Strikers against B-Love Kandy at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Tim Seifert and Nuwanidu Fernando have also produced some scintillating batting performances for their respective franchises in the ongoing LPL.
Sri Lanka’s swashbuckling batter Avishka Fernando finished with the most runs in the Lanka Premier League last season. Playing for his former LPL franchise Jaffna Kings, Avishka Fernando scored 339 runs in 10 matches at an average of 37.66 and a strike rate of 124.63. Wicketkeeper-batter Sadeera Samarawickrama was the second-highest run-scorer with 294 runs in nine matches.
Danushka Gunathilaka was the leading run-scorer in the inaugural Lanka Premier League in 2020. Representing Galle Gladiators (now named Galle Titans), Gunathilaka accumulated 476 runs in 10 matches at an impressive average of 59.50 and a strike rate of 144.68.
Galle Gladiators’ Kusal Mendis finished with the most runs in the second edition of LPL. The flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter scored 327 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 148.63.
Here’s a look at the players with most runs in Lanka Premier League 2023.
Most runs in Lanka Premier League 2023
|
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Runs |
|
Babar Azam |
Colombo Strikers |
8 |
261 |
|
Avishka Fernando |
Dambulla Aura |
9 |
239 |
|
Tim Seifert |
Galle Titans |
7 |
231 |
|
Wanindu Hasaranga |
B-Love Kandy |
9 |
231 |
| Lasith Croospulle |
Galle Titans |
7 |
218 |
|
Kusal Mendis |
Dambulla Aura |
8 |
198 |
|
Sadeera Samarawickrama |
Dambulla Aura |
9 |
198 |
|
Dinesh Chandimal |
B-Love Kandy |
8 |
197 |
|
Pathum Nissanka |
Colombo Strikers |
8 |
193 |
|
Mohammad Haris |
B-Love Kandy |
5 |
180 |
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