Dambulla Giants in 2021

Dambulla based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka

Dambulla Giants2021 season

Coach| Stuart Law
Captain| Dasun Shanaka
Tournament performance| Playoffs (3rd)
Most runs| Phil Salt (301)
Most wickets| Imran Tahir (15)
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The Dambulla Giants (DG) is a franchise cricket team that competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after having new owners.[1] The team was captained by Dasun Shanaka and coached by Stuart Law.[2]

## Squad

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* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages given as of 5 December 2021, the date the first match of the tournament was played

S/N | Name  | Nationality  | Date of birth (age)  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsman
24  | Dilshan Munaweera |  Sri Lanka |  (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 32)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm off break |
92  | Sohaib Maqsood |  Pakistan |  (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player
1  | Najibullah Zadran |  Afghanistan |  (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break | Overseas player
| Sacha De Alwis |  Sri Lanka |  (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 29)  | Left- handed  | Slow left arm orthodox |
23  | Rilee Rossouw |  South Africa |  (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 32) | Left- handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player
All-rounders
7  | Dasun Shanaka |  Sri Lanka |  (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain
25 | Ramesh Mendis |  Sri Lanka |  (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
| Tharindu Ratnayake |  Sri Lanka |  (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
| Muditha Lakshan |  Sri Lanka |  (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20)  | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
| Sachitha Jayathilake |  Sri Lanka |  (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
| Janith Liyanage |  Sri Lanka |  (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast |
Wicket-keepers
48  | Niroshan Dickwella |  Sri Lanka |  (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed |  |
| Lahiru Udara |  Sri Lanka |  (1993-11-27)27 November 1993 (aged 28)  | Right-handed  | –  |
Spin bowlers
99 | Imran Tahir |  South Africa |  (1979-03-27)27 March 1979 (aged 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player
| Madushan Ravichandrakumar |  Sri Lanka |  (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
| Chamikara Edirisinghe |  Sri Lanka |  (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 30)  | Left-handed  | Slow left arm orthodox |
Pace bowlers
29  | Chamika Karunaratne |  Sri Lanka |  (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
63  | Nuwan Pradeep |  Sri Lanka |  (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 35)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm fast |
82  | Josh Little |  Ireland |  (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player
90  | Marchant de Lange |  South Africa |  (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 31)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm fast | Overseas player
| Kalana Perera |  Sri Lanka |  (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
| Odean Smith |  West Indies |  (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium  | Overseas player

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Head coach | Stuart Law
Assistant coach | Sampath Perera
Fielding coach | Kaushalya Gajasinghe

## Teams and standings

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### League table

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Pos | Team

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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 matches

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Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
190/7 (20 overs)

Kandy Warriors
170/8 (20 overs)

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Phil Salt 64 (27)
Lahiru Kumara 3/34 (4 overs)

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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.

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Match 4
7 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
110 (19.3 overs)

Jaffna Kings
114/2 (12.3 overs)

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Nuwanidu Fernando 23 (25)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/16 (4 overs)

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore 45* (30)
Imran Tahir 1/20 (4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Ravindra Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Jaffna Kings)

* Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 6
8 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
195/6 (20 overs)

Colombo Stars
177 (18.5 overs)

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Phil Salt 62 (34)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/34 (4 overs)

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Dinesh Chandimal 26 (16)
Nuwan Pradeep 3/50 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 18 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)

* Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 8
10 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
159/7 (20 overs)

Galle Gladiators
18/0 (1.2 overs)

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Dasun Shanaka 37 (32)
Nuwan Thushara 2/24 (3 overs)

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Kusal Mendis 15* (5)

No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal

* Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
* No further play was possible due to rain.

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Match 11
11 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
138/9 (20 overs)

Colombo Stars
137/8 (20 overs)

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Niroshan Dickwella 30 (16)
Jeffrey Vandersay 3/25 (4 overs)

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Dinesh Chandimal 65* (40)
Tharindu Ratnayake 3/18 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 1 run
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Tharindu Ratnayake (Dambulla Giants)

* Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 14
13 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
69 (14.1 overs)

Jaffna Kings
71/3 (9.2 overs)

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Phil Salt 23 (22)
Chaturanga de Silva 4/16 (4 overs)

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Wanindu Hasaranga 37 (18)
Imran Tahir 2/21 (4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Chaturanga de Silva (Jaffna Kings)

* Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16
14 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Galle Gladiators
134/7 (14 overs)

Dambulla Giants
125/5 (14 overs)

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Kusal Mendis 35 (17)
Imran Tahir 3/20 (3 overs)

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Janith Liyanage 51 (37)
Samit Patel 2/24 (3 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.

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Match 18
16 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Dambulla Giants
130/9 (20 overs)

Kandy Warriors
135/4 (19.2 overs)

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Ramesh Mendis 41 (28)
Binura Fernando 3/22 (4 overs)

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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.

## Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § Playoffs

### Eliminator

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Match 21
19 December 2021
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Colombo Stars
145/6 (20 overs)

Dambulla Giants
146/4 (18.5 overs)

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Angelo Mathews 50* (34)
Nuwan Pradeep 2/23 (4 overs)

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Janith Liyanage 56* (47)
Dushmantha Chameera 1/24 (4 overs)

Dambulla Giants won by 6 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (Dambulla Giants)

* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

### Qualifier 2

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Match 23
21 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Jaffna Kings
210/4 (20 overs)

Dambulla Giants
187/9 (20 overs)

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Avishka Fernando 100 (64)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/30 (2 overs)

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Chamika Karunaratne 75* (47)
Jayden Seales 3/24 (4 overs)

Jaffna Kings won by 23 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings)

* Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
* Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket.[3]

## Statistics

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### Most runs

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Player | Matches | Runs | High score

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Phil Salt | 10 | 301 | 64
Chamika Karunaratne | 10 | 156 | 75*
Najibullah Zadran | 9 | 152 | 54
Niroshan Dickwella | 10 | 151 | 37
Dasun Shanaka | 8 | 139 | 38

* Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

### Most wickets

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Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling

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Imran Tahir | 10 | 15 | 3/20
Nuwan Pradeep | 8 | 10 | 3/31
Ramesh Mendis | 10 | 7 | 3/21
Tharindu Ratnayake | 6 | 6 | 3/18
Chamika Karunaratne | 10 | 5 | 2/46

* Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

## References

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1. ^ "IPG announces new owner for Dambulla Giants". DailyFT. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
2. ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
3. ^ "Avishka Fernando's maiden T20 hundred takes Jaffna Kings into LPL final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
4. ^ "Dambulla Giants most runs in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
5. ^ "Dambulla Giants most wickets in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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* Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Captains|

* Dasun Shanaka (2020–)

Coaches|

* Owais Shah (2020–)

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