Defending Champions Jaffna Kings overcame Galle Gladiators by 24 runs in the first game of LPL 2022 at MRICS Hambanthota.

Jaffna Kings 137 in 19.5 overs (Dunith Wellalage 30, Shoaib Malik 30, Dhananjaya de Silva 29; Wahab Riaz 2/23, Imad Wasim 2/22, Nuwan Thushara 2/21, Nuwan Pradeep 2/23, Iftikhar Ahmed 2/08)

Galle Gladiators 113/10 in 20 overs (Kusal Mendis 51; Binura Fernando 3/22, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/20)