Dambulla Giants in 2021 explained

Club:Dambulla Giants
Season:2021
Captain:Dasun Shanaka
Coach:Stuart Law
Comp1:Tournament performance
Comp1 Result:Playoffs (3rd)
Most Runs:Phil Salt (301)
Most Wickets:Imran Tahir (15)
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The Dambulla Giants (DG) is a franchise cricket team that competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after having new owners.[1] The team was captained by Dasun Shanaka and coached by Stuart Law.[2]

Squad

NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsman
24Dilshan MunaweeraDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
92Sohaib MaqsoodDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
1Najibullah ZadranDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
Sacha De AlwisDecember 5, 2021Left- handedSlow left arm orthodox
23Rilee RossouwDecember 5, 2021Left- handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
All-rounders
7Dasun Shanaka December 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm mediumCaptain
25 Ramesh MendisDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm off break
Tharindu RatnayakeDecember 5, 2021Left-handed Right-arm off break
Muditha LakshanDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Sachitha JayathilakeDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Janith LiyanageDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
48Niroshan DickwellaDecember 5, 2021Left-handed
Lahiru UdaraDecember 5, 2021Right-handed–
Spin bowlers
99Imran TahirDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm leg breakOverseas player
Madushan RavichandrakumarDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Chamikara EdirisingheDecember 5, 2021Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
29Chamika KarunaratneDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
63Nuwan PradeepDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm fast
82Josh LittleDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Left-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
90Marchant de LangeDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player
Kalana PereraDecember 5, 2021Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
Odean Smith December 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Head coachStuart Law
Assistant coachSampath Perera
Fielding coachKaushalya Gajasinghe

Teams and standings

League table

League matches

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Playoffs

Qualifier 2

Statistics

Most runs

Player Matches Runs High score
Phil Salt10 301 64
Chamika Karunaratne10 156 75
Najibullah Zadran9 152 54
Niroshan Dickwella10 151 37
Dasun Shanaka8 139 38

Most wickets

Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
Imran Tahir10 15 3/20
Nuwan Pradeep8 10 3/31
Ramesh Mendis10 7 3/21
Tharindu Ratnayake6 6 3/18
Chamika Karunaratne10 5 2/46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPG announces new owner for Dambulla Giants. live. 6 December 2021. DailyFT. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904035503/https://www.ft.lk/sports/IPG-announces-new-owner-for-Dambulla-Giants/23-722590 . 4 September 2021 .
  2. Web site: LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed. The Papare. 6 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Dambulla Giants most runs in 2021. ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Dambulla Giants most wickets in 2021. ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2022.

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