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]
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Moin Khan | ||
| Captain | Kusal Mendis | ||
| Tournament performance | Elminator (4th) | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (227) | ||
| Most wickets | Nuwan Thushara (15) | ||
| |||
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
editResults by match
editSource: 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
editJaffna 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
editEliminator
editGalle 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.