Dambulla Giants in 2021

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Dambulla Giants
2021 season
Coach Stuart Law
Captain Dasun Shanaka
Tournament performance Playoffs (3rd)
Most runs Phil Salt (301)
Most wickets Imran Tahir (15)

The Dambulla Giants (DG) is a franchise cricket team that competes in 2021 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. [1] The team was captained by Dasun Shanaka and coached by Stuart Law. [2]

Contents

Squad

S/NNameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsman
24 Dilshan Munaweera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24 April 1989 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break
92 Sohaib Maqsood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 15 April 1987 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
1 Najibullah Zadran Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 18 February 1993 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Sacha De Alwis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30 January 1992 (aged 29)Left- handed Slow left arm orthodox
23 Rilee Rossouw Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 October 1989 (aged 32)Left- handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
All-rounders
7 Dasun Shanaka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 September 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
25 Ramesh Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7 July 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tharindu Ratnayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 April 1996 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Muditha Lakshan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20 December 2000 (aged 20)Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Sachitha Jayathilake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24 February 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Janith Liyanage Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12 July 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 June 1993 (aged 28)Left-handed
Lahiru Udara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 November 1993 (aged 28)Right-handed
Spin bowlers
99 Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (aged 42)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Madushan Ravichandrakumar Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 December 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Chamikara Edirisinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 April 1991 (aged 30)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
29 Chamika Karunaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 May 1996 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
63 Nuwan Pradeep Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 19 October 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast
82 Josh Little Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 November 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas player
90 Marchant de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 October 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player
Kalana Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 28 July 2000 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Odean Smith WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 November 1996 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head coach Stuart Law
Assistant coach Sampath Perera
Fielding coach Kaushalya Gajasinghe

Teams and standings

League table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Jaffna Kings (C)8620122.210
2 Galle Gladiators (R)843190.143
3 Colombo Stars (4th)84408−0.571
4 Dambulla Giants (3rd)83417−1.003
5 Kandy Warriors 82604−0.668
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

League matches

Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
170/8 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 64 (27)
Lahiru Kumara 3/34 (4 overs)
Rovman Powell 42 (21)
Ramesh Mendis 3/21 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 20 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 4
7 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
110 (19.3 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
114/2 (12.3 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 23 (25)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/16 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 45* (30)
Imran Tahir 1/20 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ravindra Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Jaffna Kings)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 6
8 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
195/6 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
177 (18.5 overs)
Phil Salt 62 (34)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/34 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 26 (16)
Nuwan Pradeep 3/50 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 18 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 8
10 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
159/7 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
18/0 (1.2 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 37 (32)
Nuwan Thushara 2/24 (3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 15* (5)
No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Match 11
11 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
138/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
137/8 (20 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 30 (16)
Jeffrey Vandersay 3/25 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 65* (40)
Tharindu Ratnayake 3/18 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 1 run
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Tharindu Ratnayake (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 14
13 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
69 (14.1 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
71/3 (9.2 overs)
Phil Salt 23 (22)
Chaturanga de Silva 4/16 (4 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 37 (18)
Imran Tahir 2/21 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Chaturanga de Silva (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
14 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
134/7 (14 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
125/5 (14 overs)
Kusal Mendis 35 (17)
Imran Tahir 3/20 (3 overs)
Janith Liyanage 51 (37)
Samit Patel 2/24 (3 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 9 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

Match 18
16 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
135/4 (19.2 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 41 (28)
Binura Fernando 3/22 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 59* (50)
Imran Tahir 2/17 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Eliminator

Match 21
19 December 2021
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
145/6 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
146/4 (18.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 50* (34)
Nuwan Pradeep 2/23 (4 overs)
Janith Liyanage 56* (47)
Dushmantha Chameera 1/24 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (Dambulla Giants)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2

Match 23
21 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
210/4 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
187/9 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 100 (64)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/30 (2 overs)
Chamika Karunaratne 75* (47)
Jayden Seales 3/24 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 23 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket. [3]

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerMatchesRunsHigh score
Phil Salt 1030164
Chamika Karunaratne 1015675*
Najibullah Zadran 915254
Niroshan Dickwella 1015137
Dasun Shanaka 813938

Most wickets

PlayerMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Imran Tahir 10153/20
Nuwan Pradeep 8103/31
Ramesh Mendis 1073/21
Tharindu Ratnayake 663/18
Chamika Karunaratne 1052/46

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