Galle Gladiators in 2021
Galle based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka
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]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages given as of 5 December 2021, the date the first match was played in the tournament
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
24 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | ![]() | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 30) | Left- handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
70 | Danushka Gunathilaka | ![]() | (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Sahan Arachchige | ![]() | (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Angelo Jayasinghe | ![]() | (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
8 | Mohammad Hafeez | ![]() | (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
17 | Isuru Udana | ![]() | (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
29 | Samit Patel | ![]() | (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player |
18 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | ![]() | (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
48 | Anwar Ali | ![]() | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
98 | Lahiru Madushanka | ![]() | (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
88 | Pulina Tharanga | ![]() | (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
36 | Kevin Koththigoda | ![]() | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
73 | Suminda Lakshan | ![]() | (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
51 | Ben Dunk | ![]() | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
13 | Kusal Mendis | ![]() | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | ![]() | (1995-08-30)30 August 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | |
7 | Mohammed Shamaaz | ![]() | (2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
16 | Noor Ahmad | ![]() | (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player |
Ashian Daniel | ![]() | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
5 | Mohammad Amir | ![]() | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
4 | Nuwan Thushara | ![]() | (1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
14 | Pramod Madushan | ![]() | (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Teams and standings
Results by match
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Points table
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 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to Eliminator
League stage
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) |
Gale Gladiators won by 54 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ruchira Palliyaguruge Player of the match: Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
Colombo Stars won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Deepal Gunawardene Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (Colombo Stars) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Warriors 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 147/6 (19.2 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.
Dambulla Giants 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 18/0 (1.2 overs) |
Kusal Mendis 15* (5) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Warriors 131/5 (18.4 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.
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
Colombo Stars won by 41 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (Colombo Stars) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 134/7 (14 overs) | v | Dambulla Giants 125/5 (14 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 9 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella Player of the match: Samit Patel (Galle Gladiators) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 109 (18.3 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 20 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella Player of the match: Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Galle Gladiators) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Galle Gladiators 188/5 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 124 (16.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators won by 64 Runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Prageeth Rambukwella Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (Galle Gladiators) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Jaffna Kings 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 178/9 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 23 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
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 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
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 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
- ^ "LPL 2021 Galle Gladiators Squad, Owner, Captain, Schedule of Team". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Umar Gul named Head Coach of Galle Gladiators". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Schedule of the Lanka Premier League 2021". Retrieved 3 December 2021.