The player auction for the fifth season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) was held on Tuesday, May 21 in Colombo. A total of 420 cricketers registered for the auction, with 154 Sri Lankan players and 266 overseas stars. The auction witnessed some intense bidding wars, with players fetching impressive deals.

Sri Lanka's fast-bowling sensation Matheesha Pathirana was the most expensive player sold, acquired by the Colombo Strikers for a record-breaking USD 1,20,000 (Rs. 99 lakh). Following closely, former Sri Lankan pacer Isuru Udana also commanded a hefty price, securing a USD 1,00,000 (Rs. 83 lakh) deal with the Galle Marvels.

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LPL 2024 Auction: Full list of players sold

1. Ashen Bandara (B-Love Kandy): USD 28,000
2. Dinesh Chandimal (B-Love Kandy): USD 40,000
3. Rilee Rossouw (Jaffna Kings): USD 55,000
4. Janith Liyanage (Galle Marvels): USD 36,000
5. Dwaine Pretorius (Galle Marvels): USD 30,000
6. Fabian Allen (Jaffna Kings): USD 32,000
7. Dhananjaya de Silva (Dambulla Thunders): USD 50,000
8. Sahan Arachchige (Galle Marvels): USD 20,000
9. Chamika Gunasekara (Colombo Strikers): USD 10,000
10. Dunith Wellalage (Colombo Strikers): USD 50,000
11. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Colombo Strikers): USD 50,000
12. Lahiru Udara (Dambulla Thunders): USD 14,000
13. Taskin Ahmed (Colombo Strikers): USD 50,000
14. Lahiru Kumara (Galle Marvels): USD 30,000
15. Pramod Madushan (Jaffna Kings): USD 20,000
16. Prabath Jayasuriya (Galle Marvels): USD 10,000
17. Akila Dananjaya (Dambulla Thunders): USD 20,000
18. Sean Williams (Galle Marvels): USD 20,000
19. Dasun Shanaka (B-Love Kandy): USD 85,000
20. Angelo Perera (Colombo Strikers): USD 20,000
21. Ramesh Mendis (B-Love Kandy): USD 10,000
22. Shevon Daniel (Colombo Strikers): USD 15,000
23. Danushka Gunathilaka (Dambulla Thunders): USD 22,000
24. Dimuth Karunaratne (B-Love Kandy): USD 10,000
25. Iftikhar Ahmed (Dambulla Thunders): USD 50,000
26. Nuwanidu Fernando (Dambulla Thunders): USD 34,000
27. Jason Behrendorff (Jaffna Kings): USD 50,000
28. Binura Fernando (Colombo Strikers): USD 55,000
29. Nuwan Pradeep (Dambulla Thunders): USD 36,000
30. Garuka Sanketh (Colombo Strikers): USD 20,000
31. Asitha Fernando (Jaffna Kings): USD 40,000
32. Zahoor Khan (Galle Marvels): USD 10,000
33. Malsha Tharupathi (Galle Marvels): USD 25,000
34. Vishad Randika (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
35. Shehan Fernando (Colombo Strikers): USD 5,000
36. Ranesh Silva (Dambulla Thunders): USD 5,000
37. Sadisha Rajapaksa (Galle Marvels): USD 5,000
38. Kavin Bandara (Colombo Strikers): USD 5,000
39. Mohomed Shiraz (Galle Marvels): USD 10,000
40. Mohammed Hasnain (B-Love Kandy): USD 30,000
41. Lahiru Samarakoon (Jaffna Kings): USD 13,000
42. Isitha Wijesundara (Colombo Strikers): USD 5,000
43. Eshan Malinga (Jaffnaa Kings): USD 5,000
44. Isuru Udana (Galle Marvels): USD 100,000
45. Mohammed Waseem (Colombo Strikers): USD 20,000
46. Pawan Rathnayake (B-Love Kandy): USD 5,000
47. Alex Ross (Jaffna Kings): USD 20,000
48. Ahan Wickramasinghe (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
49. Hazratullah Zazai (Dambulla Thunders): USD 50,000
50. Chamath Gomez (B-Love Kandy): USD 5,000
51. Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Marvels): USD 10,000
52. Chaturanga Silva (B-Love Kandy): USD 30,000
53. Karim Janat (Dambulla Thunders): USD 80,000
54. Kavindu Pathirathne (B-Love Kandy): USD 5,000
55. Lakshan Sandakan (B-Love Kandy): USD 20,000
56. Wanuja Sahan (Jaffna Kings): USD 10,000
57. Pasindu Sooriyabandara (Galle Marvels): USD 5,000
58. Sammu Ashan (B-Love Kandy): USD 5,000
59. Asela Gunaratne (Dambulla Thunders): USD 10,000
60. Lahiru Madushanka (Dambulla Thunders): USD 20,000
61. Rusanda Gamage (Dambulla Thunders): USD 5,000
62. Azam Khan (B-Love Kandy): USD 50,000
63. Kavindu Nadeeshan (Galle Marvels): USD 5,000
64. Mithun Jayawickrama (Dambulla Thunders): USD 5,000
65. Ayana Siriwardhana (Dambulla Thunders): USD 5,000
66. Salman Ali Agha (B-Love Kandy): USD 10,000
67. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Galle Marvels): USD 50,000
68. Mohammed Ali (B-Love Kandy): USD 10,000
69. Murvin Abinash (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
70. Chamindu Wijesinghe (Galle Marvels): USD 5,000
71. Jeffrey Vandersay (Galle Marvels): USD 30,000
72. Arul Pragasam (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
73. Sonal Dinusha (Dambulla Thunders): USD 6,000
74. Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings): USD 40,000
75. Kasun Rajitha (B-Love Kandy): USD 26,000
76. Nishan Madushka (Jaffna Kings): USD 10,000
77. Haider Ali (Dambulla Thunders): USD 25,000
78. Allah Ghazanfar (Colombo Strikers): USD 10,000
79. Santhush Gunathilaka (Dambulla Thunders): USD 6,000
80. Theesan Vithushan (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
81. Yuri Koththigoda (Galle Marvels): USD 5,000
82. Nisala Tharaka (Jaffna Kings): USD 5,000
83. Matheesha Pathirana (Colombo Strikers): USD 120,000

LPL 2024: Full Squads

B-Love Kandy: Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher, Kyle Mayers, Ashen Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka, Ramesh Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mohammed Hasnain, Chamath Gomez, Pawan Rathnayake, Chaturanga de Silva, Kavindu Pathirathne, Lakshan Sandakan, Sammu Ashan, Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammed Ali, Kasun Rajitha

Colombo Strikers: Chamika Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dhananjaya, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Wijesundara, Muhammed Waseem, Allah Ghazanfar

Galle Marvels: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Maheesh Theekshana, Tim Seifert, Alex Hales, Janith Liyanage, Dwaine Pretorius, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Sean Williams, Zahoor Khan, Malsha Tharupathi, Isuru Udana, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sadeesha Rajapaksa, Mohommed Shiraz, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Chamindu Wijesinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Yuri Koththigoda

Dambulla Thunders: Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ranesh Silva, Sohan de Livera, Hazmatullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Madushanka, Rusanda Gamage, Mithun Jayawickrama, Ayana Siriwardhana, Sonal Dinusha, Haider Ali, Santhush Gunathilaka

Jaffna Kings: Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rilee Roussow, Fabian Allen, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pramod Madushan, Jason Behrendorff, Binura Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Vishad Randika, Lahiru Samarakoon, Wanuja Sahan, Eshan Malinga, Alex Ross, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Murvin Abinash, Arul Pragasam, Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Theesan Vithushan, Nisala Tharaka.