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Jaffna based franchise cricket team of the Lanka Premier League
Cricket team
Jaffna Kings , formerly known as Jaffna Stallions , are a franchise cricket team which plays in the Lanka Premier League (LPL). On 16 December 2020, the team won the inaugural Lanka Premier League 2020 Championship[1] and are the current title holder of the tournament .[2] The team captain Thisara Perera and Shoaib Malik both played pivotal roles in the win.[3]
The team was coached by former Sri Lankan captain Thilina Kandamby .[4] Thisara Perera was the team's captain for the first four seasons.[5]
Seasons [ edit ]
Year
League table standing
Final standing
2020
3rd out of 5
Champions
2021
1st out of 5
Champions
2022
2nd out of 5
Champions
2023
4th out of 5
Playoffs
2020 season [ edit ]
The team was owned by a consortium consisting of Sri Lankans and Indians from all over the world including Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, and the USA.[6] Arnold Anandan and Rahul Sood , creator of Microsoft Ventures M12 , were leading the consortium of tech industry leaders from the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley.[7] [8] Among others, Rahul Sood was cited as a tech leader from the Seattle area who is investing in cricket, where the Jaffna Stallions also announced a global education partnership with Code.org.[9] As part of their outreach to the country of Sri Lanka the Jaffna Stallions released a song in partnership with famous artists La Signore, aka Lahiru Perera , and Dinesh Gamage, the song contains lyrics in both Sinhalese and Tamil and it's now trending at the top of the charts in Sri Lanka.[10] [11]
2021 season [ edit ]
In July 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League , due to financial issues.[12] In September 2021, the team changed their name to Jaffna Kings after changing owners.[13]
Current squad [ edit ]
Name
Nat.
Date of birth (age)
Batting style
Bowling style
Year signed
Salary (US$ )
Notes
Batters
28
Avishka Fernando
(1998-04-05 ) 5 April 1998 (age 26)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2024
Direct signing
18
Pathum Nissanka
(1998-05-18 ) 18 May 1998 (age 26)
Right-handed
—
2024
40,000
49
Alex Ross
(1992-04-17 ) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2024
20,000
Overseas
32
Rilee Rossouw
(1989-10-09 ) 9 October 1989 (age 34)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2024
60,000
Overseas
Ahan Wickramasinghe
(2001-09-02 ) 2 September 2001 (age 22)
Right-handed
—
2024
5,000
All-rounders
97
Fabian Allen
(1995-05-07 ) 7 May 1995 (age 29)
Right-handed
Slow left-arm orthodox
2024
32,000
Overseas
72
Charith Asalanka
(1997-06-29 ) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2023
Retained
Captain
75
Dhananjaya de Silva
(1991-09-06 ) 6 September 1991 (age 32)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2024
50,000
77
Azmatullah Omarzai
(2000-03-24 ) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2024
Direct signing
Overseas
Wanuja Sahan
(2003-06-17 ) 17 June 2003 (age 21)
Left-handed
Slow left-arm orthodox
2024
10,000
Lahiru Samarakoon
(1997-03-03 ) 3 March 1997 (age 27)
Left-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2024
13,000
Wicket-keepers
Nishan Madushka
(1999-09-10 ) 10 September 1999 (age 24)
Right-handed
—
2024
10,000
13
Kusal Mendis
(1995-02-02 ) 2 February 1995 (age 29)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2024
Direct signing
Vishad Randika
(1997-09-02 ) 2 September 1997 (age 26)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2024
5,000
Spin bowlers
Murvin Abinash
(2000-06-18 ) 18 June 2000 (age 24)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2024
5,000
15
Tabraiz Shamsi
(1990-02-18 ) 18 February 1990 (age 34)
Right-handed
Left-arm unorthodox spin
2024
Direct signing
Overseas
Theesan Vithushan
(2001-05-02 ) 2 May 2001 (age 23)
Right-handed
Slow left-arm orthodox
2024
5,000
26
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
(2001-12-05 ) 5 December 2001 (age 22)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2023
Retained
Pace bowlers
65
Jason Behrendorff
(1990-04-20 ) 20 April 1990 (age 34)
Right-handed
Left-arm fast-medium
2024
50,000
Overseas
Asitha Fernando
(1997-07-31 ) 31 July 1997 (age 26)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2024
40,000
40
Pramod Madushan
(1993-12-14 ) 14 December 1993 (age 30)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2024
20,000
Eshan Malinga
(2001-02-04 ) 4 February 2001 (age 23)
Left-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2024
13,000
Arul Pragasam
(2003-11-06 ) 6 November 2003 (age 20)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2024
5,000
Nisala Tharaka
(1991-04-20 ) 20 April 1991 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
2024
5,000
Administration and support staff [ edit ]
Statistics [ edit ]
By season [ edit ]
Year
Matches
Wins
Losses
No result
% win
Position
Summary
2020
10
6
3
1
67%
3/5
Champions
2021
11
8
3
0
72.72%
1/5
Champions
2022
10
8
2
0
80%
2/5
Champions
2023
8
3
6
0
33.33
4/5
Eliminator
Total
46
28
17
1
62.22
By opposition [ edit ]
Individual records [ edit ]
Captains [ edit ]
Most runs [ edit ]
As of 19 August 2023
Highest individual score [ edit ]
As of 19 August 2023
Most career wickets [ edit ]
As of 19 August 2023
Best figures in an innings [ edit ]
As of 19 August 2023
Kit manufacturers and sponsors [ edit ]
Honours [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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