Jaffna Kings in 2021

Jaffna Kings
2021 season
CoachThilina Kandamby
CaptainThisara Perera
Tournament performanceChampions
Most runsAvishka Fernando (312)
Most wicketsMaheesh Theekshana (16)
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The Jaffna Kings (often abbreviated as JK) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. In September 2021, Jaffna Stallions changed their name to Jaffna Kings having new owners (Lyca Group).[1] The team was captained by Thisara Perera and coached by Thilina Kandamby.[2][3] They were defending champions having won LPL 2020.[4][5] In the final, they beat Galle Gladiators by 23 runs to win their second successive LPL title.[6]

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
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
28 Avishka Fernando  Sri Lanka (1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
18 Shoaib Malik  Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
44 Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 36) Left- handed –
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
10 Ashen Bandara  Sri Lanka (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
45 Ashan Randika  Sri Lanka (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 28) Left- handed Right-arm medium
N/A Shammu Ashan  Sri Lanka (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Captain
49 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
20 Chaturanga de Silva  Sri Lanka (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
N/A Theivendiram Dinoshan  Sri Lanka 26 March 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm fast
N/A Rathnaraja Thanuradan  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed – Overseas player
N/A Krishan Sanjula  Sri Lanka (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed –
Spin Bowlers
21 Maheesh Theekshana  Sri Lanka (2000-08-01)1 August 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
12 Praveen Jayawickrama  Sri Lanka (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
55 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth  Sri Lanka (2001-12-05)5 December 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
47 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 (aged 36) Right-handed Left-arm fast Overseas player
56 Usman Shinwari  Pakistan (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Left-arm fast medium Overseas player
82 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
33 Jayden Seales  West Indies (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
N/A Chamika Gunasekara  Sri Lanka (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Season standings

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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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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 4
7 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
110 (19.3 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
114/2 (12.3 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 23 (25)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/16 (4 overs)
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.
Match 7
8 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs)
Thisara Perera 53 (21)
Shiraz Ahmed 3/22 (3 overs)
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.
Match 9
10 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
207/6 (18 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
114 (15.5 overs)
Thisara Perera 57* (23)
Seekkuge Prasanna 3/31 (4 overs)
Ashan Priyanjan 35 (25)
Maheesh Theekshana 4/25 (4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 93 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Player of the match: Thisara Perera (Jaffna Kings)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Match 12
12 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 44* (34)
Shoaib Malik 1/19 (3 overs)
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.
Match 14
13 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
69 (14.1 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
71/3 (9.2 overs)
Phil Salt 23 (22)
Chaturanga de Silva 4/16 (4 overs)
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.
Match 17
16 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
193/5 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
91 (15.5 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 92 (55)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/27 (4 overs)
Tom Banton 30 (33)
Jayden Seales 4/13 (2.5 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 102 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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.

Qualifier 2

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Match 23
21 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
210/4 (20 overs)
v
Dambulla Giants
187/9 (20 overs)
Avishka Fernando 100 (64)
Lahiru Samarakoon 2/30 (2 overs)
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.[7]

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
Avishka Fernando 10 312 100
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 11 296 92
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8 207 70
Thisara Perera 11 190 57*
Shoaib Malik 10 164 44

Most wickets

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Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
Maheesh Theekshana 10 16 4/25
Jayden Seales 7 15 4/13
Wanindu Hasaranga 10 11 3/16
Wahab Riaz 5 9 4/26
Chaturanga de Silva 9 7 4/16

References

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  1. ^ "Lyca Group Chairman Allirajah Subaskaran new owner of Jaffna Kings". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Jaffna Kings name captain and other leading positions". 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lanka Premier League with thumping final win over Galle Gladiators". SkySports. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Shoaib Malik, Thisara Perera fire Stallions to inaugural LPL title". Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Avishka, Kohler-Cadmore fire Jaffna Kings to second successive LPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Avishka Fernando's maiden T20 hundred takes Jaffna Kings into LPL final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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