2021 season | |||
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Coach | Umar Gul | ||
Captain | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | ||
Tournament performance | Runner up | ||
Most runs | Kusal Mendis (327) | ||
Most wickets | Samit Patel (16) | ||
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The Galle Gladiators (GG) is the franchise cricket team based in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka which has been playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2020. They were one of the five teams to compete in the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [1] The team was captained by Bhanuka Rajapaksa and coached by Umar Gul. [2] [3]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
24 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | 24 October 1991 (aged 30) | Left- handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
70 | Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka | 17 March 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Sahan Arachchige | Sri Lanka | 13 May 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Angelo Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 25 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
8 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 17 October 1980 (aged 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
17 | Isuru Udana | Sri Lanka | 17 April 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
29 | Samit Patel | England | 30 November 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player |
18 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka | 5 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | 25 November 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
98 | Lahiru Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 12 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
88 | Pulina Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 23 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
36 | Kevin Koththigoda | Sri Lanka | 4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
73 | Suminda Lakshan | Sri Lanka | 7 April 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
51 | Ben Dunk | Australia | 11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
13 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2 February 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | Sri Lanka | 30 August 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | |
7 | Mohammed Shamaaz | Sri Lanka | 2 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
16 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | 3 January 2005 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player |
Ashian Daniel | Sri Lanka | 20 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
5 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
4 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | 6 August 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
14 | Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka | 14 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.210 |
2 | Galle Gladiators (R) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.143 |
3 | Colombo Stars (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.571 |
4 | Dambulla Giants (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −1.003 |
5 | Kandy Warriors | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.668 |
The full schedule was published on the official website of Sri Lankan Cricket on 13 October 2021. [4]
Galle Gladiators 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 110 (18.2 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
Kandy Warriors 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 147/6 (19.2 overs) |
Dambulla Giants 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 18/0 (1.2 overs) |
Kusal Mendis 15* (5) |
Galle Gladiators 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 131/5 (18.4 overs) |
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 134/7 (14 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 125/5 (14 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 109 (18.3 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 188/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 124 (16.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 178/9 (20 overs) |
Player | Matches | Runs | High score |
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Kusal Mendis | 10 | 327 | 85 |
Danushka Gunathilaka | 10 | 226 | 55 |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 10 | 179 | 56 |
Samit Patel | 10 | 138 | 42 |
Mohammad Hafeez | 9 | 89 | 16 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
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Samit Patel | 10 | 16 | 3/13 |
Nuwan Thushara | 8 | 12 | 5/13 |
Noor Ahmad | 8 | 8 | 2/12 |
Dhananjaya Lakshan | 6 | 6 | 2/11 |
Mohammad Amir | 6 | 6 | 1/19 |
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