Galle Marvels in 2024

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Galle Marvels
2024 season
Coach Graham Ford
Captain Niroshan Dickwella
Tournament performance Runners-up
Most runs Tim Seifert (400)
Most wickets Isuru Udana (14)

The Galle Marvels (abbreviated as GM) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Galle, South Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Niroshan Dickwella and coached by Graham Ford. [1]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleYear signedSalary
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Notes
Batters
33 Lasith Croospulle
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4 October 1998 (aged 25)Right handedRight-arm off break 2023Retained
Alex Hales
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3 January 1989 (aged 35)Right handedRight-arm medium 2024Direct signingOverseas
54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa
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24 October 1991 (aged 32)Left handedRight-arm medium 2023Retained
Sadisha Rajapaksa
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30 June 2004 (aged 20)Right handedRight-arm off break 20245,000
Pasindu Sooriyabandara
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19 October 1999 (aged 24)Right handed20245,000
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella
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23 June 1993 (aged 31)Left handed2024Direct signing Captain
43 Tim Seifert
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14 December 1994 (aged 29)Right handed2023RetainedOverseas
All-rounders
Sahan Arachchige
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13 May 1996 (aged 28)Left handedRight-arm off break 202420,000
Dhananjaya Lakshan
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5 October 1998 (aged 25)Left handedRight-arm medium-fast 202410,000
17 Janith Liyanage
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12 July 1995 (aged 28)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 202436,000
Kavindu Nadeeshan
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31 August 2001 (aged 22)Right handedRight-arm leg break 20245,000
29 Dwaine Pretorius
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29 March 1989 (aged 35)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 202430,000Overseas
50 Malsha Tharupathi
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4 November 2004 (aged 19)Right handedRight-arm leg break 202425,000
17 Isuru Udana
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17 February 1988 (aged 36)Right handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2024100,000
Chamindu Wijesinghe
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3 September 2000 (aged 23)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 20245,000
14 Sean Williams
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26 September 1986 (aged 37)Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox 202420,000Overseas
Spin bowlers
77 Prabath Jayasuriya
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5 November 1991 (aged 32)Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox 202410,000
Yuri Koththigoda
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7 January 2006 (aged 18)Left handedLeft-arm leg spin 20245,000
88 Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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28 March 2001 (aged 23)Right handedRight-arm leg break 202450,000Overseas
61 Maheesh Theekshana
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1 August 2000 (aged 23)Right handedRight-arm off break 2024Direct signingLocal Icon Player; Vice Captain
46 Jeffrey Vandersay
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5 February 1990 (aged 34)Right handedRight-arm leg break 202430,000
Pace bowlers
19 Zahoor Khan
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25 May 1989 (aged 35)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 202410,000Overseas
8 Lahiru Kumara
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13 February 1997 (aged 27)Left handedRight-arm fast 202430,000
Mohamed Shiraz
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13 February 1995 (aged 29)Right handedRight-arm medium-fast 202410,000

Season standing

League table

The top four teams qualified for the play-offs

PosTeamPldWLPts NRR Qualification
1 Galle Marvels (R)85310−0.059Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Jaffna Kings (C)85310−0.392
3 Colombo Strikers (4th)84480.583Advanced to Eliminator
4 Kandy Falcons (3rd)83560.033
5 Dambulla Sixers 8356−0.269
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
DateMatch No.OpponentTossResultMan of the matchNotes
Group stage
2 July 2 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to bat. Marvels won by 5 wickets Alex Hales (GM)
3 July 5 Colombo Strikers Strikers elected to bowl. Marvels won by 7 runs Isuru Udana (GM)
5 July 6 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to bowl. Kings won by 5 wickets Azmatullah Omarzai (JK)
7 July 9 Kandy Falcons Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 6 wickets Isuru Udana (GM)
9 July 12 Dambulla Sixers Marvels elected to field Sixers won by 25 runs Chamindu Wickramasinghe (DS)
10 July 14 Kandy Falcons Marvels elected to field Marvels won by 8 wickets Prabath Jayasuriya (GM)
14 July 16 Dambulla Sixers Sixers elected to field Marvels won by super over Maheesh Theekshana (GM)
15 July 19 Colombo Strikers Strikers elected to field. Strikers won by 7 wickets Matheesha Pathirana (CS)
Play-offs
18 July 21
(Q1)
Jaffna Kings Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 7 wickets Dwaine Pretorius (GM)
21 July 24
(F)
Jaffna Kings Kings elected to field. Kings won by 9 wickets Rilee Rossouw (JK)

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head Coach Graham Ford
Assistant Coach Chamara Kapugedera
Bowling and Fielding Coach Anton Roux
Physiotherapist Dr. Dulan Kodikara
TrainerChandula Liyanage
Senior Performance AnalystAR Srikkanth

References

  1. "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.