The Dambulla Sixers (DS) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team was based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In May 2024, Dambulla Aura changed their name to Dambulla Sixers after having new owners.[1] In 2024 Dambulla team changed their name to Dambulla Sixers. The team was captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Rangana Herath.[2]
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Rangana Herath | ||
| Captain | Mohammad Nabi | ||
| Tournament performance | League stage (5th) | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Perera (296) | ||
| Most wickets | Dushan Hemantha (11) | ||
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Squad
edit- Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[3] ThePapare.com,[4] Newswire.com[5]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary (US$) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| 80 | Mark Chapman | 
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27 June 1994 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | 
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13 October 1999 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 34,000 | ||
| 17 | Reeza Hendricks | 
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14 August 1989 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| 77 | Towhid Hridoy | 
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4 December 2000 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| 18 | Ibrahim Zadran | 
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12 December 2001 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 55 | Kusal Janith Perera |
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17 August 1990 | Left handed | — | 2024 | Direct signing | |
| Ranesh Silva |
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24 January 2002 | Right handed | — | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Lahiru Udara |
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27 November 1993 | Right handed | — | 2024 | 14,000 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 4 | Akila Dananjaya |
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4 October 1993 | Left handed | Right-arm off break, Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 20,000 | |
| Sonal Dinusha |
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4 December 2000 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 6,000 | ||
| 70 | Danushka Gunathilaka |
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17 March 1991 | Left handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 22,000 | |
| 34 | Dushan Hemantha |
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24 May 1994 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Retained | |
| Sachitha Jayathilake |
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24 February 1997 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
| Lahiru Madushanka |
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12 September 1992 | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi |
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1 January 1985 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas; Captain |
| Nimesh Vimukthi |
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7 May 1997 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe |
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6 September 2002 | Left handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 92 | Praveen Jayawickrama |
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30 September 1998 | Right handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | Retained | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 98 | Dilshan Madushanka |
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18 September 2000 | Right handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | |
| Asanka Manoj |
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23 March 1997 | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
| 63 | Nuwan Pradeep |
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19 October 1986 | Right handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 36,000 | |
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman |
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6 September 1995 | Left handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| 53 | Nuwan Thushara |
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6 August 1994 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | |
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Graham Ford |
| Mentor | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Assistant Coach | Chamara Kapugedera |
| Bowling and Fielding Coach | Anton Roux |
| Physiotherapist | Dr. Dulan Kodikara |
| Trainer | Chandula Liyanage |
| Senior Performance Analyst | AR Srikkanth |
| Company Manager | Tarun Kumar Gunja |
Season standing
editLeague table
editThe top four teams qualified for the play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galle Marvels (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.059 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −0.392 | |
| 3 | Colombo Strikers (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.583 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.033 | |
| 5 | Dambulla Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.269 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
Matches
edit| Date | Match No. | Opponent | Toss | Result | Man of the match | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | |||||||
| 1 July | 1 | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field. | Falcons won by 6 wickets | Dasun Shanaka (KF) | ||
| 3 July | 4 | Jaffna Kings | Kings elected to bowl. | Kings won by 4 wickets | Avishka Fernando (JK) | [a] | |
| 6 July | 8 | Jaffna Kings | Sixers elected to field. | Kings won by 30 runs | Pathum Nissanka (JK) | ||
| 7 July | 10 | Colombo Strikers | Sixers elected to field. | Sixers won by 8 wickets | Kusal Perera (DS) | ||
| 9 July | 12 | Galle Marvels | Marvels elected to field. | Sixers won by 25 runs | Chamindu Wickramasinghe (DS) | ||
| 14 July | 16 | Galle Marvels | Sixers elected to field | Marvels won by super over | Maheesh Theekshana (GM) | ||
| 15 July | 18 | Kandy Falcons | Sixers elected to field. | Falcons won by 54 runs | Wanindu Hasaranga (KF) | ||
| 16 July | 20 | Colombo Strikers | Strikers elected to field. | Sixers won by 28 runs | Mohammad Nabi (DS) | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Kusal Perera (Dambulla Sixers) scored his first century in T20s.
References
edit- ^ "Dambulla franchise rebranded as Dambulla Thunders for LPL 2024". ThePapare. 21 April 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare.com. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024 begins on July 1st : Final squads announced". Newswire.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.