The player draft for the inaugural Lanka T10 Super League was held yesterday (10th November) at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo. The six franchise teams managed to finalize their squads for the tournament which will get underway on the 12th December, 2024.
The six franchise teams had announced their pre-drafted players ahead of the player draft where every team picked 6 players each.
Pre-drafted Players
Galle Marvels – Maheesh Theekshana, Shakib Al Hasan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Alex Hales, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Andre Fletcher
Hambantota Bangla Tigers – Dasun Shanaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kusal Perera, Hazratullah Zazai, Isuru Udana, Karim Janat
Jaffna Titans – Wanindu Hasaranga, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kusal Mendis, Johnson Charles, Nuwan Thushara, Dwaine Pretorius
Kandy Bolts – Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Dinesh Chandimal, George Munsey, Milinda Siriwardana, Amir Hamza
Colombo Jaguars – Angelo Mathews, Azam Khan, Matheesha Pathirana, Asif Ali, Akila Dananjaya, Najibullah Zadran
Nuwara Eliya Kings – Avishka Fernando, Saurabh Tiwary, Kasun Rajitha, Kyle Mayers, Danushka Gunathilaka, Oshane Thomas
Sri Lanka white-ball skipper Charith Asalanka was the first pick of the draft held today where Jaffna Titans drafted him as the Category ‘A’ Sri Lanka player in the first round.
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The opening batter Pathum Nissanka went to Kandy Bolts while Sri Lanka’s run-machine in all formats – Kamindu Mendis was drafted by Colombo Jaguars in the Category ‘A’.
Jaffna Titans managed to get the services of Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir and England left-arm seamer Tymal Mills was drafted by Colombo Jaguars in the Category ‘A’.
In the Category B, two of Sri Lanka’s premier white-ball spinners Jeffrey Vandersay (Galle Marvels) and Dunith Wellalage (Jaffna Titans) were drafted.
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Nuwara Eliya Kings managed to bag Hong Kong Sixes 2024 winning captain Lahiru Madushanka while Sandun Weerakkody and Dhananjaya Lakshan who featured in that champion Sri Lankan side were drafted by Galle Marvels and Hambantota Bangla Tigers respectively.
Here’s a list of all the squads:
Galle Marvels – Maheesh Theekshana, Shakib Al Hasan ✈, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Alex Hales ✈, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Andre Fletcher ✈, Binura Fernando, Luke Wood ✈, Jeffrey Vandersay, Zahoor Khan ✈, Sandun Weerakkody, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kesrick Williams ✈, Dumindu Sewmina, Tadiwanashe Marumani ✈, Sadisha Rajapaksa
Hambantota Bangla Tigers – Dasun Shanaka, Iftikhar Ahmed ✈, Kusal Perera, Hazratullah Zazai ✈, Isuru Udana, Karim Janat ✈, Dushmantha Chameera, Richard Gleeson ✈, Tharindu Rathnayake, Mohammad Shahzad ✈, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Nishan Peiris, Soumya Sarkar ✈, Shevon Daniel, Brian Bennett ✈, Sahan Arachchige, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Chamath Gomez
Jaffna Titans – Wanindu Hasaranga, Tom Kohler-Cadmore ✈, Kusal Mendis, Johnson Charles ✈, Nuwan Thushara, Dwaine Pretorius ✈, Charith Asalanka, Mohammad Amir ✈, Dunith Wellalage, David Wiese ✈, Pramod Madushan, Pavan Rathnayake, George Garton ✈, Traveen Mathew, Kevin Wickham ✈
Kandy Bolts – Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim ✈, Dinesh Chandimal, George Munsey ✈, Milinda Siriwardana, Amir Hamza ✈, Pathum Nissanka, Saim Ayub ✈, Chathuranga De Silva, Shahnawaz Dahani ✈, Shehan Jayasuriya, Chamika Gunasekara, Chandrapaul Hemraj ✈, Danal Hemananda, Arineshto Vezha ✈, Seekkuge Prasanna
Colombo Jaguars – Angelo Mathews, Azam Khan ✈, Matheesha Pathirana, Asif Ali ✈, Akila Dananjaya, Najibullah Zadran ✈, Kamindu Mendis, Tymal Mills ✈, Angelo Perera, Ali Khan ✈, Isitha Wijesundara, Ramesh Mendis, Aamir Jamal ✈, Ranuda Somarathne, Jewel Andrew ✈, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Garuka Sanketh
Nuwara Eliya Kings – Avishka Fernando, Saurabh Tiwary ✈, Kasun Rajitha, Kyle Mayers ✈, Danushka Gunathilaka, Oshane Thomas ✈, Dushan Hemantha, Benny Howell ✈, Lahiru Madusanka, Aftab Alam ✈, Nimsara Atharagalla, Yashodha Lanka, Zubairullah Akbari ✈, Vishen Halmabage, Rivaldo Clarke ✈, Chamika Karunaratne, Pulindu Perera
 at the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo. The six franchise teams managed to finalize their squads for the tournament which will get underway on the 12th December, 2024.){kind=link}