Colombo, July 6: The players' draft for Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 happened on Tuesday (July 5) in which T20 specialists like Carlos Brathwaite, Dwaine Pretorius and Imad Wasim emerged as the highest-priced international players.
Former West Indies T20I captain Brathwaite will be joining the newly rechristened Kandy Warriors. While South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius - who played for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 - was picked up by Colombo Stars. Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim will be playing for Galle Gladiators.
Total Players in the draft:
A total of 353 players were featured in the LPL 2022 draft, with 180 overseas and 173 Sri Lankan players lined up. The teams Colombo Stars, Jaffna Kings, Galle Gladiators, Kandy Falcons, and Dambulla Giants picked up players under several categories.
The categories were as follows:
International Ruby, Sri Lankan Ruby, International Sapphire, Sri Lankan Sapphire, International Diamond 'A,' Sri Lankan Diamond 'A,' International Diamond 'B,' Sri Lankan Diamond 'B,' International Platinum, Sri Lankan Platinum, Sri Lankan Gold, and Sri Lankan Silver. The 'International Ruby' players had a USD 60000 value.
Full List of Players Picked in Draft:
Dwaine Pretorius-Drafted by Colombo Stars - International Ruby - USD 60K
D'Archy Short: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - International Ruby - USD 60K
Imad Wasim: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Ruby - USD 60K
Evin Lewis: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - International Ruby - USD 60K
Carlos Brathwaite: Pre-Drafted by Kandy Falcons - International Ruby - USD 60K
Angelo Mathews: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Ruby- USD 60K
Dasun Shanaka: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Ruby - USD 60K
Danushka Gunathilaka: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Ruby - USD 60K
Thisara Perera: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Ruby - USD 60K
Wanindu Hasaranga: Pre-Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Ruby - USD 60 K
Asif Ali: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Starts - International Sapphire - USD 50K
Ben Cutting: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - International Sapphire - USD 50K
Faheem Asraf: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Sapphire - USD 50K
Hardus Viljoen: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - International Sapphire - USD 50K
Charith Asalanka: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Sapphire - USD 50k
Bhanuka Rajapaksa: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Sapphire - USD 50k
Dushmantha Chameera: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Sapphire - USD 50K
Dhananjaya de Silva: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Sapphire - USD 50K
Chamika Karunaratne: Pre-Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Sapphire - USD 50K
Shoaib Malik: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - International Diamond 'A' - USD 40k
Naveen Ul-haq: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25k.
Fabian Allen: Kandy Falcon - International Sapphire - USD 50K
Sandeep Lamichhane: Picked by Dambulla Giants - International Diamond 'Á' - USD 40k
Andre Fletcher: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - International Diamond "Á' - USD 40k
Dominic Drakes: Drafted by Colombo stars - International Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Niroshan Dickwella: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Chaturanga de Silva: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Kusal Mendis: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Maheesh Theekshana: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Ramesh Mendis: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25k
Lakshan Sandakan: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25k
Dinesh Chandimal: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Nuwan Pradeep: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Nuwan Thushara: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Dunith Wellalage: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Karim Jannet: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - International Platinum - USD 15K
Seekkuge Prasanna: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Jeffrey Vandersay: Pre-Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Tharindu Ratnayake: Pre-Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Pulina Tharanga: Pre-Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Praveen Jayawickrama: Pre-Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Kamindu Mendis: Pre-Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Janneman Malan: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Fazalhaq Farooqi: Drafted by Colombo Stars - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Dewald Brevis: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Sherfane Rutherford: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Tim Siefert: Drafted by Dambulla Giants - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Shahnawaz Dahani: Drafted by Jaffna Kings - International Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Haider Ali: Drafted by Dambulla Giants - International Diamond 'B' - 25K
Azam Khan: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Diamond "B' - 25K
Isuru Udana: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Diamond 'A' - USD 40K
Binura Fernando: Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Matheesha Pathirana: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Dhananjaya Lakshan: Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Ashen Bandara: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Diamond 'B' - USD 25K
Sarfaraz Ahamed: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - International Platinum - USD 15K
Tristan Stubbs: Drafted by Jaffna Kings - International Platinum - USD 15K
Sheldon Cottrel: Drafted by Dambulla Giants - International Platinum - USD 15K
Usman Shinwari: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - International Platinum - USD 15K
Ashan Priyanjan: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Suminda Lakshan: Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Nuwanidu Fernando: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Pramod Madushan: Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Sadeera Samarawickrama: Drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Nimesh Vimukthi: Drafted by Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Minod Bhanuka: Drafted by Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Lasith Croospulle: Drafted by Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Ishan Jayaratne: Drafted by Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Platinum - USD 15K
Sri Lankan Gold - U23 Players
Muditha Lakshan: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Dilshan Madushanka: Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Movin Subasingha: Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Kalana Perera: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Avishka Perera: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Ashian Daniel: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Lakshitha Manasinghe: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Nipun Dananjaya: Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Nipun Malinga: Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Dilum Sudeera: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Gold - USD 10K
Kevin Koththigoda: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Sachitha Jayatilaka: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Malinda Pushpakumara: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth: Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Sachindu Colombage: Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Theesan Vidushan: Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Lakshan Gamage: Galle Gladiators- Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Chathuranga Kumara: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Janith Liyanage: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Dushan Hemantha: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Sasha De Alwis Seneviratne: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Navod Paranavithana: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Lasith Abeyratne: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
T. Dinoshan: Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Tharindu Kaushal: Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Ravindu Fernando: Dambulla Giants - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Sammu Ashan: Galle Gladiators - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Kavin Bandara: Kandy Falcons - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Chamod Battage: Colombo Stars - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Ashan Randika: Pre-drafted by Jaffna Kings - Sri Lankan Silver - USD 3K
Full List of Squads:
COLOMBO STARS:
Pre-Drafted Players:
Dwaine Pretorius (USD 60K), Angelo Mathews (USD 60K), Asif Ali (USD 50K), Charith Asalanka (USD 50K), Niroshan Dickwella (USD 40K), Naveen Ul-haq (USD 25K), Dinesh Chandimal (USD 25K), Karim Janat (USD 15K), Seekkuge Prasanna (USD 15K), Jeffrey Vandersay (USD 15K)
Drafted Players:
Dominic Drakes (USD 40K), Fazalhaq Farooqi (USD 25K), Dhananjaya Lakshan (USD 25K), Ishan Jayaratne (USD 15K), Muditha Lakshan (USD 10K), Lakshitha Manasinghe (USD 10K), Kevin Koththigoda (USD 3K), Chathuranga Kumara (USD 3K), Navod Paranavithana (USD 3K), Chamod Battage (USD 3K).
GALLE GLADIATORS:
Pre-Drafted Players:
Imad Wasim (USD 60K), Danushka Gunathilaka (USD 60K), Faheem Asraf (USD 50K), Dushmantha Chameera (USD 50K), Kusal Mendis (USD 40K), Lakshan Sandakan (USD 25K), Nuwan Thushara (USD 25K), Pulina Tharanga (USD 15K).
Drafted Players:
Janneman Malan (USD 40K), Qais Ahmad (USD 25K), Azam Khan (USD 25K), Sarfaraz Ahamed (USD 15K), Nuwanidu Fernando (USD 15K), Nimesh Vimukthi (USD 15K), Movin Subasingha (USD 10K), Nipun Malinga (USD 10K), Sachindu Colombage (USD 3K), Lakshan Gamage (USD 3K), Tharindu Kaushal (USD 3K), Sammu Asham (USD 3K).
DAMBULLA GIANTS:
Pre-Drafted Players:
D'Arcy Short (USD 60K), Dasun Shanaka (USD 60K), Ben Cutting (USD 50K), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (USD 50K), Chaturanga de Silva (USD 40K), Ramesh Mendis (USD 25K), Nuwan Pradeep (USD 25K), Tharindu Ratnayake (USD 15K)
Drafted Players:
Sandeep Lamichhane (USD 40K), Tim Siefert (USD 25K), Haider Ali (USD 25K), Sheldon Cottrel (USD 15K), Pramod Madushan (USD 15K), Lasith Crosspulle (USD 15K), Kalana Perera (USD 10K), Dilum Sudeera (USD 10K), Sachitha Jayatilaka (USD 3K), Dushan Hemantha (USD 3K), Sasha De Alwis (USD 3K), Ravindu Fernando (USD 3K).
JAFFNA KINGS:
Pre-Drafted Players:
Evin Lewis (USD 60K), Thisara Perera (USD 60K), Hardus Vilojen (USD 50K), Dhananjaya De Silva (USD 50K), Shoaib Malik (USD 40K), Maheesh Theekshana (USD 40K), Dunith Wellalage (USD 25K), Praveen Jayawickrama (USD 15K)
Drafted Players:
Shahnawaz Dahani (USD 25K), Binura Fernando (USD 25K), Tristan Stubbs (USD 15K), Suminda Lakshan (USD 15K), Sadeera Samarawickrama (USD 15K), Dilshan Madushanka (USD 10K), Nipun Dhananjaya (USD 10K), Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (USD 3K), Theesan Vidushan (USD 3K), T. Dinoshan (USD 3K), Ashan Randika (USD 3K)
KANDY FALCONS:
Pre-Drafted Players:
Carlos Brathwaite (USD 60K), Wanindu Hasaranga (USD 60K), Chamika Karunaratne (USD 50K), Kamindu Mendis (USD 15K)
Drafted Players:
Fabian Allen (USD 50K), Andre Fletcher (USD 40K), Isuru Udana (USD 40K), Dewald Brevis (USD 25K), Matheesha Pathirana (USD 25K), Ashen Bandara (USD 25K), Usman Shinwari (USD 15K), Ashan Priyanjan (USD 15K), Minod Bhanuka (USD 15K), Avishka Perera (USD 10K), Ashian Daniel (USD 10K), Malinda Pushpakumara (USD 3K), Janith Liyanage (USD 3K), Lasith Abeyratne (USD 3K), Kavin Bandara (USD 3K)