Galle Gladiators in 2022
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Moin Khan | ||
| Captain | Kusal Mendis | ||
| Tournament performance | Elminator (4th) | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (227) | ||
| Most wickets | Nuwan Thushara (15) | ||
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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 were one of the five teams to compete in the 2022 Lanka Premier League.[1] The team was captained by Kusal Mendis and coached by Moin Khan.[2][3]
Squad
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold
- Ages given as of 6 December 2022, the date of the first match played in the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||
| 96 | Iftikhar Ahmed |  Pakistan | 3 September 1990 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | Overseas player |
| Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 28 January 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | Overseas player | |
| 27 | Nuwanidu Fernando |  Sri Lanka | 13 October 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 18 | Shammu Ashan | Sri Lanka | 9 January 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Thanuka Dabare | Sri Lanka | 20 August 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 9 | Imad Wasim | Pakistan | 18 December 1988 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| 88 | Pulina Tharanga | Sri Lanka | 23 January 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 78 | Nimesh Vimukthi | Sri Lanka | 7 May 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 6 | Movin Subasingha | Sri Lanka | 6 July 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 13 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2 February 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 23 | Azam Khan | Pakistan | 10 August 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 85 | Lakshan Sandakan | Sri Lanka | 10 June 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | |
| 55 | Tharindu Kaushal | Sri Lanka | 5 March 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Sachindu Colombage | Sri Lanka | 21 February 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 63 | Nuwan Pradeep | Sri Lanka | 6 August 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 48 | Anwar Ali | Pakistan | 25 November 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 47 | Wahab Riaz | Pakistan | 28 June 1985 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan | 18 December 1988 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player | |
| 4 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | 6 August 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Nipun Malinga | Sri Lanka | 27 February 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Lakshan Gamage | Sri Lanka | 9 January 2001 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
- Source: Espncricinfo series home
Teams and standings
[edit]Results by match
[edit]Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Lost; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Lost; NR = No Result
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
| 2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
| 4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
| 5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
League stage
[edit]Jaffna Kings 137 (19.5 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 113 (20 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Galle Gladiators 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 123/5 (15 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 149/7 (20 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 141/7 (20 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 193/5 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 197/8 (20 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Aura 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 130 (19.4 overs) |
- Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings 170/8 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 154/9 (20 overs) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 134/6 (14.2 overs) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
[edit]Eliminator
[edit]Galle Gladiators 108/9 (18 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 109/3 (16.5 overs) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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