Taskin, Mustafiz, and Hridoy Leave for LPL

The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is set to commence tomorrow (July 1). This year's tournament, featuring five teams, includes three Bangladeshi players: Towhid Hridoy, Mustafizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed, who have left for Sri Lanka today to participate in the LPL.

Taskin Ahmed will play for Colombo Strikers in this year's LPL. His teammates include Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Thisara Perera, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dunith Wellalage. Before embarking on his first LPL stint, Taskin requested everyone’s blessings.

Two other players, Towhid Hridoy and Mustafizur Rahman, also left for LPL today. Both will be playing for the same team, Dambulla Sixers.

Although Mustafizur did not speak before his departure, Towhid Hridoy shared his thoughts. He believes that performing well is essential, regardless of the venue, and that doing well whenever the opportunity arises will bring more opportunities. However, he hasn’t set any personal goals for the tournament.

The first match of LPL 2024 will be between Dambulla Sixers and B-Love Kandy tomorrow at 8:00 PM Bangladesh time.

Taskin's Colombo Strikers will play their first match against the same opponent on July 2 at 8:00 PM. The tournament, featuring five teams, will conclude with the final on July 21.

Dambulla Sixers Squad:

Kusal Janith Perera, Dushan Hemantha, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Lahiru Udara, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Ramesh Silva, Lahiru Madushanka, Sonal Dinusha, Reeza Hendricks, Mark Chapman, Sachitha Jayathilake, Towhid Hridoy, Nimesh Vimukthi, Mohammad Nabi, Asanka Manoj, and Chamindu Wijesinghe.

Colombo Strikers Squad:

Thisara Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Nipun Dhananjaya, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Shadab Khan, Glenn Phillips, Chamika Gunasekara, Dunith Wellalage, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Taskin Ahmed, Angelo Perera, Shevon Daniel, Binura Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Matheesha Pathirana, Shehan Fernando, Kavin Bandara, Isitha Bijesundara, Mohammad Wasim, Allah Ghazanfar.