Kandy Warriors in 2021

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Kandy Warriors
2021 season
Coach Lalchand Rajput
Captain Angelo Perera
Tournament performance League stage (5th)
Most runs Kennar Lewis (168)
Most wickets Nimesh Vimukthi (10)

The Kandy Warriors (abbreviated as KW) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League. [1] The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In October 2021, Kandy Tuskers changed their name to Kandy Warriors after announced as having new owners. [2] The team was captained by Angelo Perera and coached by Lalchand Rajput. [3]

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsman
72 Charith Asalanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 June 1997 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm off break Vice Captain
19 Ahmed Shehzad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23 November 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
All-rounders
23 Angelo Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 February 1990 (aged 31)Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Captain
52 Rovman Powell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 23 July 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player
84 Kamindu Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30 September 1998 (aged 23)Left-handed Ambidextrous off break
14 Asela Gunaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8 January 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
57 Milinda Siriwardana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 December 1985 (aged 36)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
11 Ishan Jayaratne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 26 June 1989 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
N/A Tillakaratne Sampath Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23 June 1982 (aged 39)Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/A Ayana Siriwardhana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8 April 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/A Nimesh Vimukthi Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7 May 1997 (aged 24)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
N/A Shashika Dulshan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 May 2000 (aged 21)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
N/A Kalhara Senarathne Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24 August 2000 (aged 21)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
15 Minod Bhanuka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 April 1995 (aged 26)Left-handed
69 Kennar Lewis WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 18 August 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedOverseas player
38 Devon Thomas WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 12 November 1989 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
27 Kamil Mishara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24 April 2001 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Spin bowlers
N/A Sachindu Colombage Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 21 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
8 Lahiru Kumara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 13 February 1997 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm fast
71 Binura Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12 July 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft-arm medium fast
4 Al-Amin Hossain Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1 January 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas player
N/AShiraz AhmedFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 22 August 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedLeft-arm medium fast Overseas player

Administration and support staff

PositionName
ManagerShyam Impett
Director of Cricket Atul Wassan
Head coach Lalchand Rajput
Assistant coach Ruvin Peiris

Season standings

League table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Jaffna Kings (C)8620122.210
2 Galle Gladiators (R)843190.143
3 Colombo Stars (4th)84408−0.571
4 Dambulla Giants (3rd)83417−1.003
5 Kandy Warriors 82604−0.668
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

League stage

Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
170/8 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 64 (27)
Lahiru Kumara 3/34 (4 overs)
Rovman Powell 42 (21)
Ramesh Mendis 3/21 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 20 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 5
7 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
147/6 (19.2 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 56 (51)
Samit Patel 3/13 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Gladiators)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 7
8 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs)
Thisara Perera 53 (21)
Shiraz Ahmed 3/22 (3 overs)
Rovman Powell 61 (19)
Jayden Seales 2/40 (3 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 14 runs (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Suranga Lakmal (Jaffna Kings)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Jaffna Kings innings. Kandy Warriors were set a revised target of 181 runs from 14 overs.
  • Shiraz Ahmed (Kandy Warriors) made his T20 debut.

Match 10
11 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
127/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
131/5 (18.4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 44 (34)
Kamindu Mendis 3/25 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 34* (39)
Samit Patel 2/20 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 12
12 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 44* (34)
Shoaib Malik 1/19 (3 overs)
Thisara Perera 29* (13)
Binura Fernando 1/15 (1.4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Kandy Warriors innings. Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 95 runs from 10 overs.

Match 15
14 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
146/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
159/5 (19.4 overs)
Kennar Lewis 62 (44)
Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 44 (27)
Nimesh Vimukthi 2/11 (4 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Colombo Stars)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
16 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
135/4 (19.2 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 41 (28)
Binura Fernando 3/22 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 59* (50)
Imran Tahir 2/17 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
17 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
124 (17 overs)
Kusal Perera 58 (38)
Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 47 (31)
Jeffrey Vandersay 6/25 (4 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 58 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Jeffrey Vandersay (Colombo Stars)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerMatchesRunsHigh score
Kennar Lewis 616862
Charith Asalanka 816444*
Ravi Bopara 514259*
Rovman Powell 310461
Kamindu Mendis 88832

Most wickets

PlayerMatchesWicketsBest bowling
Nimesh Vimukthi 6103/24
Sachindu Colombage 773/20
Al-Amin Hossain 673/32
Shiraz Ahmed 563/22
Kamindu Mendis 863/25

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