2022 season | |||
Coach | Mickey Arthur | ||
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Captain | Dasun Shanaka | ||
Tournament performance | League stage (5th) | ||
Most runs | Jordan Cox (205) | ||
Most wickets | Matthew Forde (7) [1] | ||
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The Dambulla Aura (DA) is a franchise cricket team that competes in 2022 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after having new owners. [2] In 2022 Dambulla team changed their name to Dambulla Aura. The team was captained by Dasun Shanaka and coached by Mickey Arthur. [3]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | 24 October 1991 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
46 | Haider Ali | Pakistan | 2 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
Tom Abell | England | 5 March 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | Overseas player | |
Lasith Croospulle | Sri Lanka | 4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Chamindu Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 September 2002 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
7 | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 9 September 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 24 April 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |
25 | Ramesh Mendis | Sri Lanka | 7 July 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
50 | Chaturanga de Silva | Sri Lanka | 17 January 1990 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
Lahiru Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 12 September 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
27 | Tharindu Ratnayake | Sri Lanka | 18 April 1996 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
6 | Sachitha Jayathilake | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | 24 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Ravindu Fernando | Sri Lanka | 3 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Shevon Daniel | Sri Lanka | 15 March 2004 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
46 | Jordan Cox | England | 21 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm offbreak | Overseas player |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Dilum Sudeera | Sri Lanka | 4 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | 3 January 2005 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
47 | Paul van Meekeren | Netherlands | 15 January 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
50 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | 13 February 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka | 14 December 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
50 | Kalana Perera | Sri Lanka | 28 July 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
50 | Matthew Forde | West Indies | 28 July 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Mickey Arthur |
Assistant coach | Avishka Gunawardane |
Fielding coach | Ruvin Peiris |
Bowling coach | Shaun Pollock |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 122/1 (15.4 overs) |
Colombo Stars 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 156/7 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 240/4 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 189/8 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 116 (14.2 overs) |
Dambulla Aura 89 (13.5 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90/1 (11.3 overs) |
Dambulla Aura 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 130 (19.4 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 134/6 (14.2 overs) |
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