Galle Marvels
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| League | Lanka Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Dasun Shanaka | |
| Coach | Sanath Jayasuriya | |
| Owner | Cricket Marvels LLC | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Galle, Southern Province | |
| Colors | Green | |
| Founded | 2020: Galle Gladiators 2023: Galle Titans 2024: Galle Marvels | |
| Home ground | Galle International Stadium, Galle | |
| Capacity | 35,000 | |
| History | ||
| LPL wins | 0 | |
| Official website | gallemarvels.com | |
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Galle Marvels, formerly known as Galle Titans and Galle Gladiators, are a Sri Lankan franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Lanka Premier League, Sri Lanka and represents the city of Galle, Southern Province. Nadeem Omar, who owns the Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League, purchased the franchise in 2020. Ahead of the fifth edition of LPL, Cricket Marvels LLC acquired the Galle franchise and the name of the team was changed to Galle Marvels.[1]
Seasons[edit]
| Year | League table standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4th out of 5 | Runners up |
| 2021 | 2nd out of 5 | Runners up |
| 2022 | 4th out of 5 | Playoffs |
| 2023 | 2nd out of 5 | Playoffs |
Current squad[edit]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| 30 | Chad Bowes |  New Zealand | 19 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | $58,000 | Overseas player |
| 33 | Lasith Croospulle |  Sri Lanka | 10 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | $20,000 | |
| Shevon Daniel | Sri Lanka | 15 March 2004 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | $22,000 | ||
| Sohan de Livera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 2000 | Left-handed | 2023 | $5,000 | |||
| 8 | Mohammad Mithun |  Bangladesh | 2 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | $20,000 | Overseas player |
| Najibullah Zadran |  Afghanistan | 28 February 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | Overseas player | ||
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | 24 October 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ||
| 19 | Pasindu Sooriyabandara | Sri Lanka | 19 October 1999 | Right-handed | 2023 | $5,000 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 31 | Ben Cutting |  Australia | 30 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | $30,000 | Overseas player |
| Sonal Dinusha | Sri Lanka | 4 December 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | $5,000 | ||
| Anuk Fernando | Sri Lanka | 1 August 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | $5,000 | ||
| Seekkuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka | 27 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | $15,000 | ||
| 3 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 14 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | $20,000 | |
| 73 | Lahiru Samarakoon | Sri Lanka | 3 March 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | $40,000 | |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 24 March 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | $100,000 | Overseas; Icon player |
| 7 | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 9 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | $10,000 | Local Icon player |
| Wicket keepers | ||||||||
| 15 | Minod Bhanuka | Sri Lanka | 29 April 1995 | Left-handed | 2023 | $20,000 | ||
| Liton Das | Bangladesh | 13 October 1994 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2023 | Overseas player | ||
| Avishka Perera | Sri Lanka | 26 April 2001 | Left-handed | 2023 | $6,000 | |||
| 43 | Tim Seifert | New Zealand | 14 December 1994 | Right-handed | 2023 | $30,000 | Overseas player | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 04 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 4 October 1993 | Left-handed |
| 2023 | $11,000 | |
| 90 | Tabraiz Shamsi |  South Africa | 10 June 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2023 | Overseas player | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 68 | Vishwa Fernando | Sri Lanka | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | $10,000 | |
| 8 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | 13 February 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | $40,000 | |
| Richard Ngarava |  Zimbabwe | 28 December 1997 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Overseas player | ||
| 65 | Kasun Rajitha | Sri Lanka | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | $40,000 | |
| Mohamed Shiraz | Sri Lanka | 13 February 1995 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | $5,000 | ||
Source: ESPN cricinfo[2]
Administration and support staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Gihan Rupasinghe |
| Fielding coach | Kaushalya Gajasinghe |
Captains[edit]
| No. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | 2020 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Bhanuka Rajapaksha | 2020 | 2021 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52.94 |
| 3 | Kusal Mendis | 2022 | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| 4 | Dasun Shanaka | 2023 | 2023 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 13 May 2021
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Galle Titans Transform into Galle Marvels for the Exciting 5th Season of LPL". Sri Lanka Cricket. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Galle Titans Squad". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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