Kandy Tuskers in 2020

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Kandy Tuskers
2020 season
Coach Hashan Tillakaratne
Captain Kusal Perera
2020 LPL League stage (5th)
Most runs Kusal Mendis (263) [1]
Most wickets Asela Gunaratne (9) [2]
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The Kandy Tuskers (abbreviated as KT) is a franchise cricket team which competed in inaugural season of Lanka Premier League in 2020. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, and owned by Bollywood actor Sohail Khan. [3] In the 2020 season, the team was under the captaincy of Kusal Perera and coached by Hashan Tillakaratne. [4]

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The team was eliminated in the inaugural season of the LPL after winning two out of eight matches. They were disqualified due to having a lower run rate than the qualifier, Galle Gladiators, which had the same winning streak.

Season summary

In the inaugural match of the Lanka Premier League, the Colombo Kings beat the Tuskers in a super over. In their 20 overs, the Tuskers scored 219/3. This was largely due to their captain Kusal Mendis, who scored 87 runs off 52 balls. While in the super over, the Tuskers scored 12/0 in reply to 16/1 by the Kings. [5] On 28 November 2020, the Tuskers lost their second successive match by four runs, this time to the Dambulla Viiking, as the DLS method was used due to rain. [6]

In their third match, they defeated Galle Gladiators by 25 runs to log their first win of the season. They won despite 82 runs off 53 balls from the Gladiators opener Danushka Gunathilaka, as the Gladiators scored 171/7 in response to Kandy's 196/5. [7] In their fourth game, the Tuskers were all out for 131 runs in response to the Jaffna Stallions' 185/8, losing the game by 54 runs. [8]

In the Tuskers' fifth game of the season, against the Viiking, they got off to a good start. This was largely due to their captain Mendis, who scored 55 runs. However, the Tuskers still lost this game by five wickets. [9] Yet again in their sixth game of the season, against the Colombo Kings, the Tuskers' batting failed them. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest scorer for the Tuskers, scoring 34 runs off 21 balls. In response, the Kings reached their target inside 15 overs, winning by seven wickets and giving the Tuskers their third consecutive loss. This also sent the Kings into the semi-finals. [10]

In their seventh game of the season, the Tuskers defeated the Jaffna Stallions by six runs. [11] Their eighth match, against the Galle Gladiators, was a virtual quarter-final, with the winner advancing to the semi-final. The Tuskers' batting failed again, as the only batsman to pass 50 runs was their captain Mendis, who scored 68 runs of the Tuskers' total of 128 runs. The Tuskers bowlers could not replicate the Gladiators bowlers either, as they took only one wicket in the Gladiators' successful chase of 130/1. This meant that the Kandy Tuskers finished last on the inaugural Lanka Premier League table. [12] [13] [14]

Squad

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
49 Priyamal Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3 May 1995 (aged 25)Left-handed—
N/A Nishan Madushka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10 September 1999 (aged 21)Right-handed—
All-rounders
41 Seekkuge Prasanna Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 June 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
14 Asela Gunaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8 January 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium
84 Kamindu Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30 September 1998 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm offbreak, slow left-arm orthodox
47 Dilruwan Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12 July 1982 (aged 38)Right-handedRight arm off spin
333 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 21 September 1979 (aged 41)Left-handedRight-arm offbreakOverseas marquee player
N/A Irfan Pathan Flag of India.svg  India 27 October 1984 (aged 36)Left-handedLeft-arm medium fastOverseas
33 Sohail Tanvir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12 December 1984 (aged 35)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastOverseas
73 Lahiru Samarakoon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3 March 1997 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
11 Ishan Jayaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26 June 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
153 Kusal Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 17 August 1990 (aged 30)Left-handedLeft-arm medium Captain, Icon player
2 Kusal Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 February 1995 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
100 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 November 2001 (aged 18)Right-handed—Overseas
22 Brendan Taylor Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 6 February 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm offbreakOverseas
Bowlers
63 Nuwan Pradeep Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 19 October 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast
96 Lasith Embuldeniya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26 October 1996 (aged 24)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
68 Vishwa Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 September 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
17 Liam Plunkett Flag of England.svg  England 6 April 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas
47 Wahab Riaz Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 June 1985 (aged 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fastOverseas
88 Naveen-ul-Haq Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 23 September 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
N/A Munaf Patel Flag of India.svg  India 12 July 1983 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium fastOverseas
8 Dale Steyn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 June 1983 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas
N/A Chamikara Edirisinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 April 1991 (aged 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
N/A Kavishka Anjula Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 September 1997 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
36 Kevin Koththigoda Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 October 1998 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm leg-break

Administration and support staff

The team is owned by the Bollywood actor Sohail Khan, the brother of Salman Khan. [21] It is also co-owned by Abbas Muni. [22] Hashan Tillakaratne was appointed as the head coach, while the team manager was Farveez Maharoof. [23] [24] [25] Nuvan Kulasekara and Lanka De Silva were bowling and fielding coaches for the season, respectively. [26] [27]

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
DateOpponentTossResultPlayer of the matchNotes
26 November Colombo Kings Colombo Kings elected to field.Colombo Kings won by 5 runs. Dinesh Chandimal Won in super over. [28]
28 November Dambulla Viiking Kandy Tuskers elected to field.Dambulla Viiking won by 4 runs. Dasun Shanaka Won by DLS method. [29]
30 November Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to field.Kandy Tuskers won by 25 runs. Brendan Taylor [30]
1 December Jaffna Stallions Jaffna Stallions elected to bat.Jaffna Stallions won by 54 runs. Thisara Perera [31]
3 December Dambulla Viiking Kandy Tuskers elected to bat.Dambulla Viiking won by 5 wickets. Angelo Perera [32]
5 December Colombo Kings Kandy Tuskers elected to bat.Colombo Kings won by 7 wickets. Dushmantha Chameera [33]
9 December Jaffna Stallions Jaffna Stallions elected to bat.Kandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets. Asela Gunaratne [34]
10 December Galle Gladiators Kandy Tuskers elected to field.Galle Gladiators won by 9 wickets. Danushka Gunathilaka [35]

Statistics

Most runs

The top scorer of Kandy Tuskers was Kusal Mendis, who scored 263 runs in eight matches, followed by the captain Kusal Perera, who scored 209 runs. The third and fourth position were attained by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Asela Gunaratne. [1]

* indicates a player who remained not out. [1]
BatsmanMatchesRunsHighest score
Kusal Mendis 826368
Kusal Perera 820987
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 816953
Asela Gunaratne 816852*
Brendan Taylor 614451*

Most wickets

The most wickets were taken by Gunaratne, who took nine wickets in eight matches. He was followed by Afghan cricketer Naveen-ul-Haq, who took eight wickets. Vishwa Fernando and Seekkuge Prasanna both took three wickets, respectively. [2]

Notation 2/20 denotes 2 wickets obtained by 20 runs. [2]
BowlerMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Asela Gunaratne 892/20
Naveen-ul-Haq 583/44
Nuwan Pradeep 883/36
Vishwa Fernando 332/29
Seekkuge Prasanna 731/6

Awards and achievements

DateAwardPlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
30 November Man of the Match Brendan Taylor Galle Gladiators Won by 25 runs.51* (35) [36]
9 December Asela Gunaratne Jaffna Stallions Won by 6 wickets.52* (37) [34]

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