The inaugural LPL player auction on Wednesday (14th June) saw the 5 LPL franchise teams finalizing their squads for the 4th edition of the tournament which will get underway on 30th July.
Sri Lankan speedster Dilshan Madushanka became the most expensive buy at the auction when Jaffna Kings outbid the other four teams to sign him for USD 92,000.
Sri Lankan middle-order batter Charith Asalanka was the second biggest buy at the inaugural player auction as he was bought by Jaffna Kings for USD 80,000.
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Sri Lankan off-spinning all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and left-arm pacer Binura Fernando also raked in the big bucks as Dambulla Aura signed both players for USD 76,000 each.
B-Love Kandy got their hands on former Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal, signing him for USD 72,000.
New Zealand batter Chad Bowes was sold to Galle Titans for US$ 58,000 becoming the most expensive overseas bid at the auction.
Colombo Strikers broke the bank to sign up Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmad and Pakistan pace bowler Wahab Riaz for US$ 50,000 and US$ 40,000 respectively.
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The defending champions Jaffna Kings managed to secure the services of T20 experts Shoaib Malik and Chris Lynn for US$ 50,000 each.
Here’s a list of all the squads:
Jaffna Kings
- David Miller (Direct Signing)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Direct Signing)
- Thisara Perera (Direct Signing)
- Maheesh Theekshana (Direct Signing)
- Charith Asalanka (US$ 80,000)
- Dunith Wellalage (US$ 56,000)
- Shoaib Malik (US$ 50,000)
- Pathum Kumara (US$ 5000)
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (US$ 18,000)
- Theesan Vithushan (US$ 5000)
- Asanka Manoj (US$ 5000)
- Nishan Madushka (US$ 10,000)
- Asitha Fernando (US$ 28,000)
- Hardus Viljoen (US$ 30,000)
- Nuwan Thushara (US$ 30,000)
- Dilshan Madushanka (US$ 92,000)
- Zaman Khan (US$ 20,000)
- Ashan Randika (US$ 5000)
- Rathnaraja Thanuradan (US$ 5000)
- Chris Lynn (US$ 50,000)
- Asela Gunaratne (US$ 10,000)
Colombo Strikers
- Babar Azam (Direct Signing)
- Naseem Shah (Direct Signing)
- Matheesha Pathirana (Direct Signing)
- Chamika Karunaratne (Direct Signing)
- Pathum Nissanka (US$ 40,000)
- Niroshan Dickwella (US$ 44,000)
- Wahab Riaz (US$ 40,000)
- Lakshan Sandakan (US$ 30,000)
- Nipun Dananjaya (US$ 5000)
- Movin Subasinghe (US$ 10,000)
- Lahiru Udara (US$ 10,000)
- Eshan Malinga (US$ 5000)
- Shashika Dulshan (US$ 6500)
- Nuwanidu Fernando (US$ 20,000)
- Iftikhar Ahmed (US$ 50,000)
- Lorcan Tucker (US$ 10,000)
- Jeffrey Vandersay (US$ 20,000)
- Angelo Perera (US$ 20,000
- Dhananjaya Lakshan (US$ 20,000)
- Kavishka Anjula (US$ 5000)
- Ramesh Mendis (US$ 26,000)
- Mohammad Nawaz (US$ 30,000)
- Ahan Wickramasinghe (US$ 5000)
- Yashodha Lanka (US$ 5000)
Dambulla Aura
- Matthew Wade (Direct Signing)
- Lungi Ngidi (Direct Signing)
- Kusal Mendis (Direct Signing)
- Avishka Fernando (Direct Signing)
- Dhananjaya de Silva (US$ 76,000)
- Kusal Janith Perera (US$ 42,000)
- Hayden Kerr (US$ 20,000)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama (US$ 68,000)
- Binura Fernando (US$ 76,000)
- Noor Ahmad (US$ 50,000)
- Sachitha Jayatilake (US$ 5000)
- Janith Liyanage (US$ 10,000)
- Dushan Hemantha (US$ 20,000)
- Pramod Madushan (US$ 34,000)
- Shahnawaz Dahani (US$ 20,000)
- Lakshan Edirisinghe (US$ 5000)
- Jehan Daniel (US$ 8000)
- Wanuja Sahan (US$ 5000)
- Kavindu Pathirathne (US$ 5000)
- Ravindu Fernando (US$ 5000)
- Alex Ross (US$ 20,000)
- Treveen Mathews (US$ 7500)
- Manelker de Silva (US$ 5000)
- Praveen Jayawickrama (US$ 20,000)
Galle Titans
- Shakib Al Hasan (Direct Signing)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (Direct Signing)
- Dasun Shanaka (Direct Signing)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Direct Signing)
- Seekkuge Prasanna (US$ 15,000)
- Lahiru Kumara (US$ 40,000)
- Lasith Croospulle (US$ 20,000)
- Sohan de Livera (US$ 5000)
- Ashan Priyanjan (US$ 20,000)
- Ben Cutting (US$ 30,000)
- Mohammad Mithun (US$ 20,000)
- Minod Bhanuka (US$ 20,000)
- Pasindu Sooriyabandara (US$ 5000)
- Shevon Daniel (US$ 22,000)
- Mohamed Shiraz (US$ 5000)
- Lahiru Samarakoon (US$ 40,000)
- Kasun Rajitha (US$ 40,000)
- Akila Dananjaya (US$ 11,000)
- Chad Bowes (US$ 58,000)
- Tim Seifert (US$ 30,000)
- Sonal Dinusha (US$ 5000)
- Avishka Perera (US$ 6000)
- Anuk Fernando (US$ 5000)
- Vishwa Fernando (US$ 10,000)
B-Love Kandy
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Direct Signing)
- Fakhar Zaman (Direct Signing)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Direct Signing)
- Angelo Mathews (Direct Signing)
- Isuru Udana (US$ 40,000)
- Dinesh Chandimal (US$ 72,000)
- Mohammad Hasnain (US$ 34,000)
- Dushmantha Chameera (US$ 70,000)
- Sahan Arachchige (US$ 28,000)
- Ashen Bandara (US$ 40,000)
- Mohammad Haris (US$ 20,000)
- Navod Paranavithana (US$ 5000)
- Asif Ali (US$ 30,000)
- Kamindu Mendis (US$ 60,000)
- Nuwan Pradeep (US$ 20,000)
- Chathuranga de Silva (US$ 10,000)
- Lahiru Madushanka (US$ 26,000)
- Aamer Jamal (US$ 10,000)
- Malsha Tharupathi (US$ 13,000)
- Thanuka Dabare (US$ 10,000)
- Lasith Abeyratne (US$ 5000)
- Avishka Tharindu (US$ 5000)
 saw the 5 LPL franchise teams finalizing their squads for the 4th edition of the tournament which will get underway on 30th July.){kind=link}