Dambulla Giants

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Dambulla Giants
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Nickname(s)We Are Giants
LeagueLanka Premier League
Personnel
CaptainDasun Shanaka
CoachStuart Law
OwnerHAMRO Foundation
Team information
CityDambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Founded2020; 2 years ago (2020) (as Dambulla Viking)
History
LPL wins0
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Dambulla Giants in 2021

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]

Team logo as the Dambulla Viiking, 2020 season.

Seasons[]

Year League standing Final standing
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
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
Battters
24 Dilshan Munaweera Sri Lanka (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
12 Sohaib Maqsood Pakistan (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
1 Najibullah Zadran Afghanistan (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 28) Left- handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
4 Sacha De Alwis Cayman Islands (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 29) Left- handed Slow left arm orthodox
13 Nuwanidu Fernando Sri Lanka (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
7 Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
25 Ramesh Mendis Sri Lanka (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
27 Tharindu Ratnayake Sri Lanka (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break
20 Muditha Lakshan Sri Lanka (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
6 Sachitha Jayathilake Sri Lanka (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
17 Janith Liyanage Sri Lanka (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Lahiru Samarakoon Sri Lanka (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella Sri Lanka (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 28) Left-handed –
28 Phil Salt England (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
52 Sandun Weerakkody Sri Lanka (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 28) Left-handed –
32 Lahiru Udara Sri Lanka (1993-11-27)27 November 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed –
Bowlers
99 Imran Tahir South Africa (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 42) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
23 Madushan Ravichandrakumar Sri Lanka (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Chamikara Edirisinghe Sri Lanka (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 30) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
29 Chamika Karunaratne Sri Lanka (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
63 Nuwan Pradeep Sri Lanka (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
82 Josh Little Republic of Ireland (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Left-arm fast medium Overseas player
90 Marchant de Lange South Africa (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player
50 Kalana Perera Sri Lanka (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Left-arm medium fast
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Administration and support staff[]

Position Name
Owner England Qamar Khan
Head Coach Australia Stuart Law
Assistant Coach Sri Lanka Sampath Perera
Fielding Coach Sri Lanka Kaushalya Gajasinghe
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Statistics[]

Most runs[]

Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Sri Lanka Niroshan Dickwella 2020–Present 19 19 421 23.38 65 0 2
Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka 2020–Present 17 17 417 29.78 73 0 2
Wales Phil Salt 2021–Present 10 10 301 30.10 64 0 2
Sri Lanka Angelo Perera 2020 7 7 227 45.40 74* 0 2
Sri Lanka 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
South Africa Imran Tahir 2021–Present 10 15 14.00 6.00 14.0 3/20 0 0
Sri Lanka Ramesh Mendis 2020–Present 17 13 23.00 7.60 18.1 3/21 0 0
Sri Lanka Nuwan Pradeep 2021–Present 8 10 23.40 9.75 14.4 3/31 0 0
Pakistan Anwar Ali 2020 8 9 25.11 11.02 13.6 3/37 0 0
Sri Lanka 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
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
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[]

  1. ^ "SLC approves termination of Colombo Kings and Dambulla Viiking". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Colombo Kings, Dambulla Viiking terminate contracts, withdraw from LPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "IPG announces new owner for Dambulla Giants". DailyFT. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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