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Overview of Jaffna Kings in 2024

Jaffna Kings
2024 season
CoachAvishka Gunawardene
CaptainCharith Asalanka
Tournament performanceChampions
Most runsRilee Rossouw (389)
Most wicketsFabian Allen (10)
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The Jaffna Kings (often abbreviated as JK) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Charith Asalanka and coached by Avishka Gunawardene.

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Director Ganeshan Vaheesan
Manager Charinda Fernando
Head Coach Avishka Gunawardene
Assistant Coach Mario Villavarayan
Consultant Hemang Badani
Batting Coach Jehan Mubarak
Bowling Coach Sachith Pathirana
Fielding Coach Vimukthi Deshapriya
Performance Analyst GGT Niroshan

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary
(US$) 		Notes
Batters
28 Avishka Fernando  Sri Lanka (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 Direct signing
18 Pathum Nissanka  Sri Lanka (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) Right-handed — 2024 40,000
49 Alex Ross  Australia (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 20,000 Overseas
32 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2024 60,000 Overseas
Ahan Wickramasinghe  Sri Lanka (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) Right-handed — 2024 5,000
All-rounders
97 Fabian Allen  Jamaica (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 32,000 Overseas
72 Charith Asalanka  Sri Lanka (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Retained Captain
75 Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 50,000
77 Azmatullah Omarzai  Afghanistan (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 Direct signing Overseas
Wanuja Sahan  Sri Lanka (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 10,000
Lahiru Samarakoon  Sri Lanka (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024 13,000
Wicket-keepers
24 Nishan Madushka  Sri Lanka (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed — 2024 10,000
13 Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2024 Direct signing
Vishad Randika  Sri Lanka (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 5,000
Spin bowlers
Murvin Abinash  Sri Lanka (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2024 5,000
15 Tabraiz Shamsi  South Africa (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin 2024 Direct signing Overseas
Theesan Vithushan  Sri Lanka (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 5,000
26 Vijayakanth Viyaskanth  Sri Lanka (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2023 Retained
Pace bowlers
65 Jason Behrendorff  Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2024 50,000 Overseas
Asitha Fernando  Sri Lanka (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 40,000
40 Pramod Madushan  Sri Lanka (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 20,000
97 Eshan Malinga  Sri Lanka (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2024 13,000
Arul Pragasam  Sri Lanka (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 5,000
Nisala Tharaka  Sri Lanka (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 5,000

Season standing

League table

The 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

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
Date Match No. Opponent Toss Result Man of the match Notes
Group stage
2 July 2 Galle Marvels Kings elected to bat. Marvels won by 5 wickets Alex Hales (GM)
3 July 4 Dambulla Sixers Kings elected to field. Kings won by 4 wickets Avishka Fernando (JK)
5 July 6 Galle Marvels Kings elected to field. Kings won by 5 wickets Azmatullah Omarzai (JK)
6 July 8 Dambulla Sixers Sixers elected to field. Kings won by 30 runs Pathum Nissanka (JK)
9 July 11 Kandy Falcons Falcons elected to field. Falcons won by 7 wickets Dinesh Chandimal (KF)
10 July 13 Colombo Strikers Kings elected to field. Kings won by 7 wickets Rilee Rossouw (JK)
13 July 15 Kandy Falcons Kings elected to field. Kings won by 4 wickets Jason Behrendorff (JK)
14 July 17 Colombo Strikers Strikers elected to field. Strikers won by 9 wickets Shadab Khan (CS)
Play-offs
18 July 21
(Q1) 		Galle Marvels Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 7 wickets Dwaine Pretorius (GM)
20 July 23
(Q2) 		Kandy Falcons Falcons elected to field. Kings won by 1 run Kusal Mendis (JK)
21 July 24
(F) 		Galle Marvels Kings elected to field. Kings won by 9 wickets Rilee Rossouw (JK)

Notes

  1. Kusal Perera (Dambulla Sixers) scored his first century in T20s.
  2. Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in T20s.
  3. The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

References

  1. "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. Sanjeewa, Kanishka (21 May 2024). "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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