Jaffna Kings in 2024

Overview of Jaffna Kings in 2024

Jaffna Kings2024 season

Coach| Avishka Gunawardene
Captain| Charith Asalanka
Tournament performance| Champions
Most runs| Rilee Rossouw (389)
Most wickets| Fabian Allen (10)
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The Jaffna Kings (often abbreviated as JK) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Charith Asalanka and coached by Avishka Gunawardene.[1]

## Administration and support staff

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Director  | Ganeshan Vaheesan
Manager  | Charinda Fernando
Head Coach  | Avishka Gunawardene
Assistant Coach  | Mario Villavarayan
Consultant  | Hemang Badani
Batting Coach  | Jehan Mubarak
Bowling Coach  | Sachith Pathirana
Fielding Coach  | Vimukthi Deshapriya
Performance Analyst  | GGT Niroshan

## Squad

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* Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[2] ThePapare.com[3]

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. | Name  | Nat.  | Date of birth (age)  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Year signed  | Salary
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Batters
28  | Avishka Fernando |

|  (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024  | Direct signing  |
18  | Pathum Nissanka |

|  (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed  | —  | 2024  | 40,000  |
49  | Alex Ross |

|  (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2024  | 20,000  | Overseas
32  | Rilee Rossouw |

|  (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2024  | 60,000  | Overseas
| Ahan Wickramasinghe |

|  (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed  | —  | 2024  | 5,000  |
All-rounders
97  | Fabian Allen |

|  (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed  | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024  | 32,000  | Overseas
72  | Charith Asalanka |

|  (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2023  | Retained  | Captain
75  | Dhananjaya de Silva |

|  (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2024  | 50,000  |
77  | Azmatullah Omarzai |

|  (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024  | Direct signing  | Overseas
| Wanuja Sahan |

|  (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed  | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024  | 10,000  |
| Lahiru Samarakoon |

|  (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed  | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024  | 13,000  |
Wicket-keepers
| Nishan Madushka |

|  (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed  | —  | 2024  | 10,000  |
13  | Kusal Mendis |

|  (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed  | Right-arm leg break | 2024  | Direct signing  |
| Vishad Randika |

|  (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2024  | 5,000  |
Spin bowlers
| Murvin Abinash |

|  (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break | 2024  | 5,000  |
15  | Tabraiz Shamsi |

|  (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed  | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2024  | Direct signing  | Overseas
| Theesan Vithushan |

|  (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed  | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024  | 5,000  |
26  | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth |

|  (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22) | Right-handed  | Right-arm leg break | 2023  | Retained  |
Pace bowlers
65  | Jason Behrendorff |

|  (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed  | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024  | 50,000  | Overseas
| Asitha Fernando |

|  (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024  | 40,000  |
40  | Pramod Madushan |

|  (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024  | 20,000  |
| Eshan Malinga |

|  (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed  | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024  | 13,000  |
| Arul Pragasam |

|  (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium | 2024  | 5,000  |
| Nisala Tharaka |

|  (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024  | 5,000  |

## Season standing

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### League table

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The top four teams qualified for the play-offs

Pos | Team

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1  | Galle Marvels (R) | 8  | 5  | 3  | 10  | −0.059  | Advanced to Qualifier 1
2  | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8  | 5  | 3  | 10  | −0.392
3  | Colombo Strikers (4th) | 8  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 0.583  | Advanced to Eliminator
4  | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 0.033
5  | Dambulla Sixers | 8  | 3  | 5  | 6  | −0.269  |

Source: ESPNCricinfo

### Matches

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denotes the winning team.
denotes the losing team.  Date  | Match No.  | Opponent  | Toss  | Result  | Man of the match  | Notes

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Group stage
2 July  | 2 | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to bat.  | Marvels won by 5 wickets | Alex Hales (GM)  |
3 July  | 4 | Dambulla Sixers | Kings elected to field.  | Kings won by 4 wickets | Avishka Fernando (JK)  | [a]
5 July  | 6 | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to field.  | Kings won by 5 wickets | Azmatullah Omarzai (JK)  |
6 July  | 8 | Dambulla Sixers | Sixers elected to field.  | Kings won by 30 runs | Pathum Nissanka (JK)  |
9 July  | 11 | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field.  | Falcons won by 7 wickets | Dinesh Chandimal (KF)  | [b]
10 July  | 13 | Colombo Strikers | Kings elected to field.  | Kings won by 7 wickets | Rilee Rossouw (JK)  |
13 July  | 15 | Kandy Falcons | Kings elected to field.  | Kings won by 4 wickets | Jason Behrendorff (JK)  | [c]
14 July  | 17 | Colombo Strikers | Strikers elected to field.  | Strikers won by 9 wickets | Shadab Khan (CS)  |
Play-offs
18 July  | 21
(Q1) | Galle Marvels | Marvels elected to field.  | Marvels won by 7 wickets | Dwaine Pretorius (GM)  |
20 July  | 23
(Q2) | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field.  | Kings won by 1 run | Kusal Mendis (JK)  |
21 July  | 24
(F) | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to field.  | Kings won by 9 wickets | Rilee Rossouw (JK)  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Kusal Perera (Dambulla Sixers) scored his first century in T20s.
2. ^ Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in T20s.
3. ^ The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

## References

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1. ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. ^ "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
3. ^ Sanjeewa, Kanishka (21 May 2024). "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

## External links

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