Galle Gladiators in 2021

Galle Gladiators
2021 season
CoachUmar Gul
CaptainBhanuka Rajapaksa
Tournament performanceRunner up
Most runsKusal Mendis (327)
Most wicketsSamit 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

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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
Batsman
24 Bhanuka Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 30) Left- handed Right-arm medium Captain
70 Danushka Gunathilaka  Sri Lanka (1991-03-17)17 March 1991 (aged 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Sahan Arachchige  Sri Lanka (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Angelo Jayasinghe  Sri Lanka (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
8 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan (1980-10-17)17 October 1980 (aged 41) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
17 Isuru Udana  Sri Lanka (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 (aged 33) Right-handed Left-arm medium
29 Samit Patel  England (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Overseas player
18 Dhananjaya Lakshan  Sri Lanka (1998-10-05)5 October 1998 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
48 Anwar Ali  Pakistan (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
98 Lahiru Madushanka  Sri Lanka (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
88 Pulina Tharanga  Sri Lanka (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
36 Kevin Koththigoda  Sri Lanka (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
73 Suminda Lakshan  Sri Lanka (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
51 Ben Dunk  Australia (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
13 Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
23 Sadeera Samarawickrama  Sri Lanka (1995-08-30)30 August 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed —
7 Mohammed Shamaaz  Sri Lanka (2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Spin bowlers
16 Noor Ahmad  Afghanistan (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 16) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin Overseas player
Ashian Daniel  Sri Lanka (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
5 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player
4 Nuwan Thushara  Sri Lanka (1994-08-06)6 August 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
14 Pramod Madushan  Sri Lanka (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round12345678
ResultWLWNRLLWW
Position12113322
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

Points table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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)

The full schedule was published on the official website of Sri Lankan Cricket on 13 October 2021.[4]

Match 1
5 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
164/7 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
110 (18.2 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 56 (31)
Jayden Seales 3/23 (4 overs)
Wahab Riaz 27 (20)
Samit Patel 3/21 (4 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.
Match 3
6 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
116/8 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
117/6 (17.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 38 (25)
Dhananjaya de Silva 2/18 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 26* (27)
Nuwan Thushara 2/26 (2.3 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.
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 8
10 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
159/7 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
18/0 (1.2 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 37 (32)
Nuwan Thushara 2/24 (3 overs)
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.
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 13
12 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
162/7 (18 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
121 (16.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 73 (57)
Dhananjaya Lakshan 2/22 (2 overs)
Kusal Mendis 64 (39)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (3.5 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.
Match 16
14 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
134/7 (14 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
125/5 (14 overs)
Kusal Mendis 35 (17)
Imran Tahir 3/20 (3 overs)
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.
Match 19
17 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
109 (18.3 overs)
Shoaib Malik 23 (27)
Noor Ahmad 2/12 (4 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

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Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § Playoffs

Qualifier 1

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Match 22
19 December 2021
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
188/5 (20 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
124 (16.5 overs)
Kusal Mendis 85 (53)
Thisara Perera 2/36 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 59 (37)
Nuwan Thushara 5/13 (3.5 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

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Match 24
23 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
201/3 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
178/9 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 63 (41)
Samit Patel 1/32 (4 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

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Most runs

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Player Matches Runs High score
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

Most wickets

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Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
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

References

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  1. ^ "LPL 2021 Galle Gladiators Squad, Owner, Captain, Schedule of Team". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Umar Gul named Head Coach of Galle Gladiators". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Schedule of the Lanka Premier League 2021". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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