Jaffna Kings in 2021 explained

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

• 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		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
18	Shoaib Malik		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
44	Upul Tharanga		December 5, 2021	Left- handed	–
32	Tom Kohler-Cadmore		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
10	Ashen Bandara		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
45	Ashan Randika		December 5, 2021	Left- handed	Right-arm medium
N/A	Shammu Ashan		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
1	Thisara Perera		December 5, 2021	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain
49	Wanindu Hasaranga		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
20	Chaturanga de Silva		December 5, 2021	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
N/A	Theivendiram Dinoshan		26 March 2002 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
N/A	Rathnaraja Thanuradan			Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
21	Rahmanullah Gurbaz		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	–	Overseas player
N/A	Krishan Sanjula		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	–
Spin Bowlers
21	Maheesh Theekshana		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
12	Praveen Jayawickrama		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
55	Vijayakanth Viyaskanth		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
47	Wahab Riaz		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	Overseas player
56	Usman Shinwari		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium	Overseas player
82	Suranga Lakmal		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
33	Jayden Seales		December 5, 2021	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
N/A	Chamika Gunasekara		December 5, 2021	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Season standings

Points table

League stage

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Playoffs

Final

Statistics

Most runs

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

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

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

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

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