Dambulla Giants
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Nickname(s) | We Are Giants | |
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League | Lanka Premier League | |
Personnel | ||
Captain | Dasun Shanaka | |
Coach | Stuart Law | |
Owner | HAMRO Foundation | |
Team information | ||
City | Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka | |
Founded | 2020 | (as Dambulla Viking)|
History | ||
LPL wins | 0 | |
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Dambulla Giants, previously known as Dambulla Viiking, are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[1][2] On September 2021, the team changed their name to Dambulla Giants after changing owners.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Dambulla_Viiking.png/180px-Dambulla_Viiking.png)
Team logo as the Dambulla Viiking, 2020 season.
Seasons[]
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2020 | 2nd out of 5 | Semi-finalists |
2021 | 4th out of 5 | Playoffs (3rd) |
Sponsors[]
Year | Kit manufacturers | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
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2020 | Planet hollywood | Life | ||
2021 | Hamro | Hamro |
Current squad[]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Battters | |||||||
24 | Dilshan Munaweera | ![]() |
24 April 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
12 | Sohaib Maqsood | ![]() |
15 April 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
1 | Najibullah Zadran | ![]() |
18 February 1993 (aged 28) | Left- handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
4 | Sacha De Alwis | ![]() |
30 January 1992 (aged 29) | Left- handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
13 | Nuwanidu Fernando | ![]() |
13 October 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
All-rounders | |||||||
7 | Dasun Shanaka | ![]() |
9 September 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
25 | Ramesh Mendis | ![]() |
7 July 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
27 | Tharindu Ratnayake | ![]() |
18 April 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
20 | Muditha Lakshan | ![]() |
20 December 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
6 | Sachitha Jayathilake | ![]() |
24 February 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
17 | Janith Liyanage | ![]() |
12 July 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
Lahiru Samarakoon | ![]() |
3 March 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
Wicket-keepers | |||||||
48 | Niroshan Dickwella | ![]() |
23 June 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed | – | ||
28 | Phil Salt | ![]() |
28 August 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
52 | Sandun Weerakkody | ![]() |
3 September 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed | – | ||
32 | Lahiru Udara | ![]() |
27 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | – | ||
Bowlers | |||||||
99 | Imran Tahir | ![]() |
27 March 1979 (aged 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player | |
23 | Madushan Ravichandrakumar | ![]() |
23 December 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Chamikara Edirisinghe | ![]() |
4 April 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
29 | Chamika Karunaratne | ![]() |
29 May 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
63 | Nuwan Pradeep | ![]() |
19 October 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | ||
82 | Josh Little | ![]() |
1 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | Overseas player | |
90 | Marchant de Lange | ![]() |
13 October 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player | |
50 | Kalana Perera | ![]() |
28 July 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | ||
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Administration and support staff[]
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Head Coach | ![]() | |||||||||
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Statistics[]
Most runs[]
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Niroshan Dickwella | 2020–Present | 19 | 19 | 421 | 23.38 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
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Dasun Shanaka | 2020–Present | 17 | 17 | 417 | 29.78 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
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Phil Salt | 2021–Present | 10 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
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Angelo Perera | 2020 | 7 | 7 | 227 | 45.40 | 74* | 0 | 2 |
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Upul Tharanga | 2020 | 8 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 20 Dec 2021
Most wickets[]
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Average | Econ | SR | BBI | 4w | 5w |
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Imran Tahir | 2021–Present | 10 | 15 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 14.0 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
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Ramesh Mendis | 2020–Present | 17 | 13 | 23.00 | 7.60 | 18.1 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
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Nuwan Pradeep | 2021–Present | 8 | 10 | 23.40 | 9.75 | 14.4 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 |
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Anwar Ali | 2020 | 8 | 9 | 25.11 | 11.02 | 13.6 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 |
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Malinda Pushpakumara | 2020 | 8 | 8 | 17.37 | 7.72 | 13.5 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated:20 Dec 2021
By season[]
Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No result | % win | Position | Summary |
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2020 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 62.50% | 2/5 | Semi-finalists |
Total | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 62.50% | 3/5 |
- Last updated : 18 December 2020
- Source :ESPN cricinfo[4]
By opposition[]
Opposition | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | % Win |
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Colombo Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% |
Galle Gladiators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Jaffna Stalions | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% |
Kandy Tuskers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
- Last updated: 15 December 2020
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "SLC approves termination of Colombo Kings and Dambulla Viiking". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Colombo Kings, Dambulla Viiking terminate contracts, withdraw from LPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "IPG announces new owner for Dambulla Giants". DailyFT. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cricket in Sri Lanka
- 2020 establishments in Sri Lanka
- Cricket clubs established in 2020
- Lanka Premier League teams
- Dambulla Giants cricketers
- Dambulla Viiking
- Sri Lankan sports team stubs