Galle Gladiators in 2021
The Galle Gladiators (GG) is the franchise cricket team based in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka which has been playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2020. They will be the five teams to compete in the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[1] The team is under the captaincy of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and coached by Umar Gul.[2][3]
| 2021 season | |||
| Coach | Umar Gul | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | ||
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Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | |||||||||
| 24 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa |  |
24 October 1991 (aged 30) | Left- handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |||
| 70 | Danushka Gunathilaka | |
17 March 1991 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||||
| Sahan Arachchige | |
13 May 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| Angelo Jayasinghe | |
25 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez |  |
17 October 1980 (aged 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |||
| 17 | Isuru Udana | |
17 April 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||||
| 29 | Samit Patel |  |
30 November 1984 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player | |||
| 18 | Dhananjaya Lakshan | |
5 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| 48 | Anwar Ali | |
25 November 1987 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player | |||
| 98 | Lahiru Madushanka | |
12 September 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| 88 | Pulina Tharanga | |
23 January 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| 36 | Kevin Koththigoda | |
4 October 1998 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| 73 | Suminda Lakshan | |
7 April 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||
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11 March 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | |||
| 13 | Kusal Mendis | |
2 February 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| 23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | |
30 August 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | — | ||||
| 7 | Mohammed Shamaaz | |
2 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||||
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3 January 2005 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player | |||
| Ashian Daniel | |
20 February 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||||||
| 5 | Mohammad Amir | |
13 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player | |||
| 4 | Nuwan Thushara | |
6 August 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| 14 | Pramod Madushan | |
14 December 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Source: | |||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Nadeem Omar | |||||||||
| Head Coach | Umar Gul | |||||||||
| Assistant Coach | Indika de Saram | |||||||||
| Manager | Azam Khan | |||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||
Teams and standings
Results by match
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaffna Kings | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.389 |
| 2 | Galle Gladiators | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −0.019 |
| 3 | Dambulla Giants | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −1.125 |
| 4 | Colombo Stars | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.384 |
| 5 | Kandy Warriors | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.465 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs
- Advances to Qualifier 1
- Advances to Eliminator
League stage
The full schedule was published on the official website of Sri Lankan Cricket on 13 October 2021.[4]
Galle Gladiators 164/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Jaffna Kings 110 (18.2 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators 116/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Colombo Stars 117/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Kandy Warriors 143/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Galle Gladiators 147/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Dambulla Giants 159/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Galle Gladiators 18/0 (1.2 overs) |
Kusal Mendis 15* (5) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 127/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Kandy Warriors 131/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars 162/7 (18 overs) |
v |
Galle Gladiators 121 (16.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
Galle Gladiators 134/7 (14 overs) |
v |
Dambulla Giants 125/5 (14 overs) |
- Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
References
- "LPL 2021 Galle Gladiators Squad, Owner, Captain, Schedule of Team". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Umar Gul named Head Coach of Galle Gladiators". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Schedule of the Lanka Premier League 2021". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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