Inaugural SLPL Player Draft – Local Players
Sri Lanka Cricket is pleased to announce the players drafted for the inaugural SLPL which will begin on the 11 of August.
Highlights of the evening was:
Mahela Jayawardena of Wayamba was first to pick Dinesh Chandimal for his Wayamba Team which was the first selection of the local player draft.
Kumar Sangakkara was first to pick Thisara Perera for his team Kandurata
The 1st of Under 21 player picked was Akila Dhananjaya By Wayamba.
Other Under 21 players included were Kithruwan Vithanage (Kandurata), Gayan Maneeshan (Negenahira), Bhanuka Rajapakse (Uva), Chathura Peiris (Uthura), Ramith Rambukwella (Ruhuna), Dhanushka Gunathilake (Basnahira)
| Team | WAYAMBA | KANDURATA | NAGENAHIRA |
| Rd 1 | DINESH CHANDIMAL | THISSARA PERERA | NUWAN KULASEKARA |
| Rd 2 | ISURU UDANA | THILAN SAMARAWEERA | ANGELO PERERA |
| Rd 3 | KUSHAL JANITH PERERA | KOSALA KULASEKERA | AJANTHA MENDIS |
| Rd 4 | AKHILA DHANANJAYA | KITHRUWAN VITHANAGE | T M SAMPATH |
| Rd 5 | KAUSHAL WEERARATNE | KAUSHAL LOKUARACHCHI | SACHITH PATHIRANA |
| Rd 6 | SHEHAN JAYASURIYA | JEEWANTHA KULATUNGA | SURAJ RANDIV |
| Rd 7 | SURANGA LAKMAL | MALINDA WARNAPURA | GAYAN MANEESHAN |
| Rd 8 | MILINDA SIRIWARDENA | CHANAKA WELAGEDARA | CHAMMERA DUSHMANTHA |
| Rd 9 | CHATHURAGA KUMARA | SANTH JAYASURIYA | SHAMINDRA ERANGA |
| Rd 10 | NIMESH PERERA | DILHARA LOKUHETTIGE | UDARA JAYASUNDRARA |
| Rd 11 | CHAMINDA VAAS | THARANGA PARNAVITHRANA | KANISHKA ELVITIGALA |
| Rd 12 | ALANKARA ASANKA | ROMESH BUDDIKA | SAJEEWA WEERAKOON |
| Rd 13 | DASHUN SHANAKA | CHINTAKA PERERA | ANDY SOLOMANS |
| Rd 14 | MALINGA PUSHPAKUMARA | KAUSHAL SILVA | ISHAN JAYARATNE |
| Rd 15 | DILESH BUDDIKA | NIROSHAN DIKWALLA | CHARITH SYLVESTER |
| Rd 16 | MAHELA JAYWARDENA | KUMAR SANGAKKARA | ANGELO MATHEWS |
| UVA | UTHURA | RUHUNA |
| SACHITHRA SENANAYAKE | CHAMARA KAPUGEDARA | LAHIRU THIRIMANNE |
| THILINA KANDAMBY | JEHAN MUBARAK | CHAMARA SILVA |
| UPUL THARANGA | FARVEEZ MAHAROOF | PRASANNA JAYWARDENA |
| DILSHAN MUNAWEERA | JANAK GUNARATNE | DILRUWAN PERERA |
| DILHARA FERNANDO | NILANKA PREMARATNE | RAMITH RAMBUKWELLA |
| BANUKA RAJAPAKSA | MAHELA UDAWATTA | THARANGA LAKSHITHA |
| CHINTAKA JAYASINGHE | CHATHURA PEIRIS | GIHAN RUPESINGHE |
| SAMEERA ZOYSA | AKALANKA GANEGAMA | SHALUKA KARUNANAYAKE |
| SEKKUGE PRASANNA | ROSHEN SILVA | DENUWAN RAJAKARUNA |
| ASHAN PRIYANJANA | PHD KAUSHALYA | MALINGA BANDARA |
| VISHVA FERNANDO | SANDUN WEERAKODY | KASUN MADUSHANKA |
| LAHIRU MADHUSHANKA | MADRA LAKMAL | DANANJA DE SILVA |
| AKILA ISHANKA | SOHAN BOALESSA | SHANUKA DISSANAYAKE |
| DINESH DARSHAPRIYA | YOHAN DE SILVA | GAYAN WIJEKOON |
| SALIYA SAMAN | MADHUSHANKA EKANAYAKE | CHAMINDA VIDANAPATHIRANA |
| ASHEN SILVA | MUTTIAH MURALIDARAN | LASITH MALINGA |
| BASNAHIRA |
| JEEVAN MENDIS |
| RANGANA HERATH |
| INDIKA DE SERAM |
| DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA |
| DAMIKA PRASAD |
| LAHIRU JAYARATNE |
| RUSHAN JALEEL |
| SACHITRA SERASINGHE |
| NUWAN PRADEEP |
| DIMUTH KARUNARATNE |
| AMAL ATHULAMUDALI |
| SANJAYA GANGODAWILA |
| NADEEHRA NAWALA |
| TILINA TUSHARA |
| ISHARA AMERASINGHE |
| TILAKARATNE DILSHAN |
