Kandy Warriors in 2021

Kandy based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka

Kandy Warriors2021 season

Coach| Lalchand Rajput
Captain| Angelo Perera
Tournament performance| League stage (5th)
Most runs| Kennar Lewis (168)
Most wickets| Nimesh Vimukthi (10)
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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]

## 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 was played in the tournament

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Date of birth (age)  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsman
72  | Charith Asalanka |  Sri Lanka |  (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice Captain
19  | Ahmed Shehzad |  Pakistan |  (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 30)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player
All-rounders
23 | Angelo Perera |  Sri Lanka |  (1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 31)  | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain
52 | Rovman Powell |  West Indies |  (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player
84 | Kamindu Mendis |  Sri Lanka |  (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Ambidextrous off break |
14  | Asela Gunaratne |  Sri Lanka |  (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
57  | Milinda Siriwardana |  Sri Lanka |  (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 36)  | Left-handed  | Slow left arm orthodox |
11  | Ishan Jayaratne |  Sri Lanka |  (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed  | Right-arm fast-medium |
N/A  | Tillakaratne Sampath |  Sri Lanka |  (1982-06-23)23 June 1982 (aged 39)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm off break |
N/A  | Ayana Siriwardhana |  Sri Lanka |  (1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
N/A  | Nimesh Vimukthi |  Sri Lanka |  (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
N/A  | Shashika Dulshan |  Sri Lanka |  (2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
N/A  | Kalhara Senarathne |  Sri Lanka |  (2000-08-24)24 August 2000 (aged 21)  | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break |
Wicket-keepers
15  | Minod Bhanuka |  Sri Lanka |  (1995-04-29)29 April 1995 (aged 26)  | Left-handed  | —  |
69  | Kennar Lewis |  West Indies |  (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 (aged 30)  | Right-handed  | —  | Overseas player
38  | Devon Thomas |  West Indies |  (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 32)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium  | Overseas player
27  | Kamil Mishara |  Sri Lanka |  (2001-04-24)24 April 2001 (aged 20)  | Left-handed  | Right-arm off break |
Spin bowlers
N/A  | Sachindu Colombage |  Sri Lanka |  (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm leg break |
Pace bowlers
8  | Lahiru Kumara |  Sri Lanka |  (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 24)  | Left-handed  | Right-arm fast |
71  | Binura Fernando |  Sri Lanka |  (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast |
4  | Al-Amin Hossain |  Bangladesh |  (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 31)  | Right-handed  | Right-arm medium-fast  | Overseas player
N/A  | Shiraz Ahmed  |  United Arab Emirates |  (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 30)  | Right-handed  | Left-arm medium fast | Overseas player

## Administration and support staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager  | Shyam Impett
Director of Cricket | Atul Wassan
Head coach | Lalchand Rajput
Assistant coach | Ruvin Peiris

## Season 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 stage

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All times are in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § League stage

Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00
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 5
7 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Kandy Warriors
143/6 (20 overs)

Galle Gladiators
147/6 (19.2 overs)

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Ahmed Shehzad 56 (51)
Samit Patel 3/13 (4 overs)

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Danushka Gunathilaka 45 (33)
Sachindu Colombage 3/20 (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.

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Match 7
8 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs)

Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs)

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Thisara Perera 53 (21)
Shiraz Ahmed 3/22 (3 overs)

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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.

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

Galle Gladiators
127/7 (20 overs)

Kandy Warriors
131/5 (18.4 overs)

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Kusal Mendis 44 (34)
Kamindu Mendis 3/25 (4 overs)

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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.

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Match 12
12 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs)

Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs)

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Charith Asalanka 44* (34)
Shoaib Malik 1/19 (3 overs)

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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.

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

Kandy Warriors
146/9 (20 overs)

Colombo Stars
159/5 (19.4 overs)

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Kennar Lewis 62 (44)
Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)

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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.

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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.

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Match 20
17 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Colombo Stars
182/6 (20 overs)

Kandy Warriors
124 (17 overs)

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Kusal Perera 58 (38)
Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)

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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

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### Most runs

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Player | Matches | Runs | High score

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Kennar Lewis | 6 | 168 | 62
Charith Asalanka | 8 | 164 | 44*
Ravi Bopara | 5 | 142 | 59*
Rovman Powell | 3 | 104 | 61
Kamindu Mendis | 8 | 88 | 32

* Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

### Most wickets

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Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling

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Nimesh Vimukthi | 6 | 10 | 3/24
Sachindu Colombage | 7 | 7 | 3/20
Al-Amin Hossain | 6 | 7 | 3/32
Shiraz Ahmed | 5 | 6 | 3/22
Kamindu Mendis | 8 | 6 | 3/25

* Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

## References

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1. ^ "LPL 2021 LIVE: Just a day before the start of Lanka Premier League, Kandy franchise gets new owners". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
2. ^ "Lanka Premier League's Kandy Franchise Get New Owners". News18. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
3. ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
4. ^ "Kandy Warriors most runs in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
5. ^ "Kandy Warriors most wickets in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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