Dambulla Aura
Dambulla Aura, previously known as Dambulla Viiking and Dambulla Giants, are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
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| Nickname(s) | One & Only Sub City League team | |
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| League | Lanka Premier League | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Dasun Shanaka | |
| Coach | Mickey Arthur | |
| Owner | Viranjith Thambugala | AURA LANKA SPORTS | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka | |
| Founded | 2020 (as Dambulla Viking) 2021 (as Dambulla Giants) | |
| History | ||
| LPL wins | 0 | |
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In June 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[1][2] In September 2021, the team changed their name to Dambulla Giants after changing owners.[3]
Team logo as the Dambulla Viiking, 2020 season.
Team logo as the Dambulla Giants, 2021 season.
Seasons
| Year | League standing | Final standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2nd out of 5 | Semi-finalists |
| 2021 | 4th out of 5 | Playoffs (3rd) |
| 2022 | 5th out of 5 | Group Stage (5th) |
Sponsors
| Year | Kit manufacturers | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Planet Hollywood | Life | ||
| 2021 | Hamro | Hamro | ||
| 2022 | TigerExch | TigerExch | Aura Sports |
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa |  |
24 October 1991 (aged 31) | Left - handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 46 | Haider Ali |  |
2 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | – | Overseas player | |
| Tom Abell |  |
5 March 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | Overseas player | ||
| Lasith Croospulle | |
4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Chamindu Wickramasinghe | |
6 September 2002 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 7 | Dasun Shanaka | |
9 September 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
| Sikandar Raza |  |
24 April 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player | ||
| 25 | Ramesh Mendis | |
7 July 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 50 | Chaturanga de Silva | |
17 January 1990 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
| Lahiru Madushanka | |
12 September 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| 27 | Tharindu Ratnayake | |
18 April 1996 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 6 | Sachitha Jayathilake | |
24 February 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Dushan Hemantha | |
24 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Ravindu Fernando | |
3 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Shevon Daniel | |
15 March 2004 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 46 | Jordan Cox | |
21 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm offbreak | Overseas player | |
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||
| Dilum Sudeera | |
4 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
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3 January 2005 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||||
| 47 | Paul van Meekeren |  |
15 January 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player | |
| 50 | Lahiru Kumara | |
13 February 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| Pramod Madushan | |
14 December 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |||
| 50 | Kalana Perera | |
28 July 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | |||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Viranjith Thmbugala | ||||||||
| Head coach |  Mickey Arthur | ||||||||
| Assistant coach | Avishka Gunawardane | ||||||||
| Fielding Coach | Ruvin Peiris | ||||||||
| Bowling Coach | Shaun Pollock | ||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
Statistics
Most runs
| Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Niroshan Dickwella | 2020–Present | 19 | 19 | 421 | 23.38 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
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Dasun Shanaka | 2020–Present | 17 | 17 | 417 | 29.78 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
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Phil Salt | 2021–Present | 10 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
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Angelo Perera | 2020 | 7 | 7 | 227 | 45.40 | 74* | 0 | 2 |
|
Upul Tharanga | 2020 | 8 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 20 Dec 2021
Most wickets
| Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Average | Econ | SR | BBI | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Imran Tahir | 2021–Present | 10 | 15 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 14.0 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
|
Ramesh Mendis | 2020–Present | 17 | 13 | 23.00 | 7.60 | 18.1 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
|
Nuwan Pradeep | 2021–Present | 8 | 10 | 23.40 | 9.75 | 14.4 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 |
|
Anwar Ali | 2020 | 8 | 9 | 25.11 | 11.02 | 13.6 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 |
|
Malinda Pushpakumara | 2020 | 8 | 8 | 17.37 | 7.72 | 13.5 | 2/19 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last Updated:20 Dec 2021
By season
| Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No result | % win | Position | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 62.50% | 2/5 | Semi-finalists |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00% | 4/5 | Semi-finalists |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.00% | 5/5 | final position |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 40.45% | 3/5 |
- Last updated : 3 December 2022
- Source :ESPN cricinfo[5]
By opposition
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | % Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo Kings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% |
| Galle Gladiators | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Jaffna Kings | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Kandy Tuskers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% |
- Last updated: 3 December 2022
References
- "SLC approves termination of Colombo Kings and Dambulla Viiking". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- "Colombo Kings, Dambulla Viiking terminate contracts, withdraw from LPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- "IPG announces new owner for Dambulla Giants". DailyFT. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- "Dambulla Aura Squad". espncricinfo.com. ESPN. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- "Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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