2024 season | |||
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Coach | Rangana Herath | ||
Captain | Mohammad Nabi | ||
Tournament performance | League stage (5th) | ||
Most runs | Kusal Perera (296) | ||
Most wickets | Dushan Hemantha (11) | ||
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The Dambulla Sixers (DS) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team was based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In May 2024, Dambulla Aura changed their name to Dambulla Sixers after having new owners. [1] In 2024 Dambulla team changed their name to Dambulla Sixers. The team was captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Rangana Herath. [2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary (US$) | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||||
80 | Mark Chapman | New Zealand | 27 June 1994 (aged 30) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
Nuwanidu Fernando | Sri Lanka | 13 October 1999 (aged 24) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 34,000 | ||
17 | Reeza Hendricks | South Africa | 14 August 1989 (aged 34) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
77 | Towhid Hridoy | Bangladesh | 4 December 2000 (aged 23) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
18 | Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | 12 December 2001 (aged 22) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
55 | Kusal Janith Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 (aged 33) | Left handed | — | 2024 | Direct signing | |
Ranesh Silva | Sri Lanka | 24 January 2002 (aged 22) | Right handed | — | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
Lahiru Udara | Sri Lanka | 27 November 1993 (aged 30) | Right handed | — | 2024 | 14,000 | ||
All-rounders | ||||||||
4 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 4 October 1993 (aged 30) | Left handed | Right-arm off break, Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 20,000 | |
Sonal Dinusha | Sri Lanka | 4 December 2000 (aged 23) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 6,000 | ||
70 | Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka | 17 March 1991 (aged 33) | Left handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 22,000 | |
34 | Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | 24 May 1994 (aged 30) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Retained | |
Sachitha Jayathilake | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1997 (aged 27) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
Lahiru Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 12 September 1992 (aged 31) | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
7 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 1 January 1985 (aged 39) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas; Captain |
Nimesh Vimukthi | Sri Lanka | 7 May 1997 (aged 27) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
Chamindu Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 September 2002 (aged 21) | Left handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||||
92 | Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 (aged 25) | Right handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | Retained | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||||
98 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 18 September 2000 (aged 23) | Right handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | |
Asanka Manoj | Sri Lanka | 23 March 1997 (aged 27) | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
63 | Nuwan Pradeep | Sri Lanka | 19 October 1986 (aged 37) | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 36,000 | |
90 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 6 September 1995 (aged 28) | Left handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
53 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | 6 August 1994 (aged 29) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing |
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Graham Ford |
Mentor | Sanath Jayasuriya |
Assistant Coach | Chamara Kapugedera |
Bowling and Fielding Coach | Anton Roux |
Physiotherapist | Dr. Dulan Kodikara |
Trainer | Chandula Liyanage |
Senior Performance Analyst | AR Srikkanth |
Company Manager | Tarun Kumar Gunja |
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Galle Marvels (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.059 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.392 | |
3 | Colombo Strikers (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.583 | Advanced to Eliminator |
4 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.033 | |
5 | Dambulla Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.269 |
Date | Match No. | Opponent | Toss | Result | Man of the match | Notes | |
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Group stage | |||||||
1 July | 1 | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field. | Falcons won by 6 wickets | Dasun Shanaka (KF) | ||
3 July | 4 | Jaffna Kings | Kings elected to bowl. | Kings won by 4 wickets | Avishka Fernando (JK) | [a] | |
6 July | 8 | Jaffna Kings | Sixers elected to field. | Kings won by 30 runs | Pathum Nissanka (JK) | ||
7 July | 10 | Colombo Strikers | Sixers elected to field. | Sixers won by 8 wickets | Kusal Perera (DS) | ||
9 July | 12 | Galle Marvels | Marvels elected to field. | Sixers won by 25 runs | Chamindu Wickramasinghe (DS) | ||
14 July | 16 | Galle Marvels | Sixers elected to field | Marvels won by super over | Maheesh Theekshana (GM) | ||
15 July | 18 | Kandy Falcons | Sixers elected to field. | Falcons won by 54 runs | Wanindu Hasaranga (KF) | ||
16 July | 20 | Colombo Strikers | Strikers elected to field. | Sixers won by 28 runs | Mohammad Nabi (DS) | ||
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