Jaffna Stallions in 2020

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Jaffna Stallions
2020 season
Coach Thilina Kandamby
Captain Thisara Perera
2020 LPL Champions
Most runs Avishka Fernando (275) [1]
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (17) [2]
2021 →

The Jaffna Stallions (abbreviated as JS) is a franchise cricket team which competed in inaugural season of Lanka Premier League (LPL). For the 2020 season, the team was captained by Thisara Perera and coached by Thilina Kandamby. [3] The team qualified for the semi-finals after winning 4 out of 8 matches. However, the team had the highest run rate of all teams. They qualified for the final by defeating Dambulla Viiking in the semi-final. The team won the final by defeating the Galle Gladiators. [4]

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Season summary

In the first game of their history, the Stallions faced the Galle Gladiators. The Gladiators never really got going aside from a quick-fire 58 runs off 23 balls by their captain Shahid Afridi. In response, the Stallions chased down the target of 175/8 made by the Gladiators with three balls to spare winning the match by 8 wickets. [5] In Game 2, a captain's innings from Thisara Perera helped propel the Stallions to 217/8 from their 20 overs against Dambulla Viiking's. In the Viiking innings, Pakistani bowler Usman Shinwari took three wickets to give the Stallions their second win of the season. [6]

Perera was involved once again in the Stallions' third game. He scored 68 runs off 28 balls to get the Stallions to 185/8. Usman Shinwari was once again the pick of the bowlers, this time with 3/17 to hand the Stallions their third successive win. [7] In Game 4, the Stallions beat the Gladiators a second time. This win was largely due to the Stallions opener, Avishka Fernando who scored 84 runs off 59 balls and hit five 6's. This meant that the Stallions were still unbeaten in the tournament after playing four games. [8]

Game 5 of the Stallions' season came against the Colombo Kings. Jaffna scored 148/9 from their 20 overs, with Wanindu Hasaranga top-scoring with 41 runs. In response, the target was chased down by the Colombo Kings with six wickets to spare. This was the Stallions' first loss of the season. [9] Unfortunately for the Stallions, their sixth game was washed out. However, they stayed at the top of the table on the basis of a superior net run rate. [10] Two days later, they played their penultimate game of the league stage against the Kandy Tuskers. They were bowled out for 150 runs, with Shoaib Malik top-scoring with 59 runs. They could not replicate the Tuskers with the ball, losing the game by 6 wickets. [11]

The last match of the group stage for the Stallions was against the Kings. Batting first, the Kings scored 173/4 largely due to Laurie Evans, who scored the first-ever Lanka Premier League hundred. In response, the Stallions could only score 167/6 from their 20 overs, losing their third successive game. [12] However, they still qualified for the semi-finals in third place. [13]

In the semi-final, they defeated Dambulla Viiking with a margin of 37 runs. [14]

The team opposed Galle Gladiators in the final. The Stallions won the toss and elected to bat. Pakistani skilled cricketer Shoaib Malik thumped 46 runs off 35 balls, Thisara Perera scored quick fire 39 runs off 14 balls and the team set the target of 189 runs. The Gladiators' performance in the match deteriorated, however, as skipper Dhananjaya Lakshan hammered 40 runs off 17 balls and Pakistani cricketer Azam Khan scored 36 runs off 17 balls. The tournament ceased with the Stallions winning their first inaugural Lanka Premier League season after recording a comprehensive 53-run win over the Gladiators. [4]

Squad

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (aged)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
28 Avishka Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 April 1998 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
29 Dawid Malan Flag of England.svg  England 3 September 1987 (aged 33)Left-handedRight-arm legbreakMarquee overseas player
45 Asif Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 October 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm offbreakOverseas
23 Nuwanidu Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 13 October 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3 April 1989 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast Captain, Icon player
75 Dhananjaya de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6 September 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
13 Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 July 1997 (aged 23)Right-handedLegbreak
18 Shoaib Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 February 1982 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm offbreakOverseas
10 Ravi Bopara Flag of England.svg  England 4 May 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
14 Charith Asalanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 June 1997 (aged 23)Left-handedright-arm offspin
N/ATheivendiram DinoshanFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26 March 2002 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm fast
Wicket-keepers
18 Minod Bhanuka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 April 1995 (aged 25)Left-handed—
50 Chaturanga de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 January 1990 (aged 30)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
25 Johnson Charles WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 14 January 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
23 Tom Moores Flag of England.svg  England 4 September 1996 (aged 24)Left-handed—Overseas
Bowlers
82 Suranga Lakmal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10 March 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
N/A Binura Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12 July 1995 (aged 25)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
N/A Prabath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 November 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
14 Usman Shinwari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 January 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas
87 Kyle Abbott Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 June 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
74 Duanne Olivier Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 May 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
N/A Maheesh Theekshana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 January 2000 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
N/AKanagarathinam KabilrajFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12 July 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
N/A Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5 December 2001 (aged 18)Right-handedLegbreak
N/ASebastianpillai VijeyarajFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Right-handedRight-arm fast

Administration and support staff

PositionNameRef.
CEOAnandan Arnold [22] [23] [24] [25]
Mentor Hemang Badani [ citation needed ]
Head coach Thilina Kandamby [26] [27]
Fast bowling coach Mario Villavarayan [28] [29]
Spin bowling coach Sachith Pathirana [30]
Fielding coachVimukthi Deshapriya [31] [32]

Season standings

League table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Colombo Kings 8620120.448
2 Dambulla Viiking 852111−0.087
3 Jaffna Stallions (C)843190.788
4 Galle Gladiators (R)82604−0.203
5 Kandy Tuskers 82604−0.890
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
  denotes no result.
DateOpponentTossResultMan of the matchNotes
27 November Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to batJaffna Stallions won by 8 runs Avishka Fernando [33]
30 November Dambulla Viiking Dambulla Viiking elected to fieldJaffna Stallions won by 66 runs Thisara Perera [34]
1 December Kandy Tuskers Jaffna Stallions elected to batJaffna Stallions won by 54 runs [35]
3 December Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to batJS won by 5 wickets Avishka Fernando [36]
4 December Colombo Kings Colombo Kings elected to fieldColombo Kings won by 6 wickets Dinesh Chandimal [37]
7 December Dambulla Viiking Jaffna Stallions elected to fieldCancelled due to rain [38]
9 December Kandy Tuskers Jaffna Stallions elected to batKandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets Asela Gunaratne [39]
10 December Colombo Kings Jaffna Stallions elected to fieldColombo Kings won by 6 runs Laurie Evans [40]
14 Dec Dambulla Viiking Dambulla the elected to fieldJaffna Stallions won by 37 runs Johnson Charles Won the semi-final [41]
16 Dec Galle Gladiators Jaffna Stallions elected to batJaffna Stallions won by 53 runs Shoaib Malik Won the final [42]

Statistics

Most runs

* indicates a player who remained not out. [1]
BatsmanMatchesRunsHighest score
Avishka Fernando 927592*
Thisara Perera 1026197*
Shoaib Malik 1020359
Johnson Charles 613476
Wanindu Hasaranga 1012741

Most wickets

Notation 2/12 denotes 2 wickets obtained by 12 runs. [2]
BowlerMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Wanindu Hasaranga 10173/15
Duanne Olivier 9104/44
Usman Shinwari 793/16
Suranga Lakmal 782/27
Thisara Perera 1052/9

Awards and achievements

DateAwardPlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
27 November Man of the Match Avishka Fernando Galle Gladiators Won by 8 runs92* (63) [33]
30 November Thisara Perera Dambulla Viiking Won by 66 runs97* (44) [34]
1 December Kandy Tuskers Won by 54 runs68 (28) [35]
3 December Avishka Fernando Galle Gladiators Won by 5 wickets84 (59) [36]
14 December Johnson Charles Dambulla Viiking Won by 37 runs76 (56) [43]
16 December Shoaib Malik Galle Gladiators Won by 53 runs46 (35) [44]

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