The Lankan Premier League today announced the pre-signed players for five franchises ahead of the auction, scheduled to take place on June,11.

Naseem Shah will join Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam, at the Colombo Strikers, while Fakhar Zaman has been signed by Kandy Falcons.

The fourth edition of the LPL is set to take place from July 30 to August 22.

The teams will play each other twice in the round-robin stage, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs.

Colombo Strikers: Babar Azam, Matheesha Pathirana. Naseem Shah, Chamika Karunaratne

Dambulla Aura: Mathews Wade, Kusal Mendis, Lungi Ngidi, Avishka Fernando

Jaffna Kings: David Miller, Thisara Perera, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Maheesh Theekshana

Kandy Falcons: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wanindu Hasaranga, Fakhar Zaman, Angelo Mathews

Galle Gladiators: Shakib Al Hasan, Dasun Shanaka, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bhanuka Rajapaksa