2021 season | |||
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Coach | Thilina Kandamby | ||
Captain | Thisara Perera | ||
Tournament performance | Champions | ||
Most runs | Avishka Fernando (312) | ||
Most wickets | Maheesh 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]
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
28 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | 5 April 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
18 | Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 1 February 1982 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
44 | Upul Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 2 February 1985 (aged 36) | Left- handed | – | |
32 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England | 19 August 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
10 | Ashen Bandara | Sri Lanka | 23 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
45 | Ashan Randika | Sri Lanka | 15 November 1993 (aged 28) | Left- handed | Right-arm medium | |
N/A | Shammu Ashan | Sri Lanka | 9 January 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-rounders | ||||||
1 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 3 April 1989 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain |
49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 29 July 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
20 | Chaturanga de Silva | Sri Lanka | 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 | 28 November 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
N/A | Krishan Sanjula | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
21 | Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 1 August 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
12 | Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
55 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | Sri Lanka | 5 December 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
47 | Wahab Riaz | Pakistan | 28 June 1985 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
56 | Usman Shinwari | Pakistan | 5 January 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
82 | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 10 March 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
33 | Jayden Seales | West Indies | 10 September 2001 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
N/A | Chamika Gunasekara | Sri Lanka | 25 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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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 |
Galle Gladiators
164/7 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
110 (18.2 overs) |
Dambulla Giants
110 (19.3 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
114/2 (12.3 overs) |
Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs) |
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Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs) |
Jaffna Kings
207/6 (18 overs) |
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Colombo Stars
114 (15.5 overs) |
Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs) |
Dambulla Giants
69 (14.1 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
71/3 (9.2 overs) |
Jaffna Kings
193/5 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars
91 (15.5 overs) |
Galle Gladiators
129/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
109 (18.3 overs) |
Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § Playoffs |
Galle Gladiators
188/5 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings
124 (16.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings
210/4 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Giants
187/9 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings
201/3 (20 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators
178/9 (20 overs) |
Player | Matches | Runs | High score |
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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 |
Player | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
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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 |