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Kandy Warriors
2021 season
CoachLalchand Rajput
CaptainAngelo Perera
Tournament performanceLeague stage (5th)
Most runsKennar Lewis (168)
Most wicketsNimesh Vimukthi (10)
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The Kandy Warriors (abbreviated as KW) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2021 Lanka Premier League.[1] The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In October 2021, Kandy Tuskers changed their name to Kandy Warriors after announced as having new owners.[2] The team was captained by Angelo Perera and coached by Lalchand Rajput.[3]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages given as of 5 December 2021, the date the first match was played in the tournament
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
72 Charith Asalanka  Sri Lanka (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break Vice Captain
19 Ahmed Shehzad  Pakistan (1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
All-rounders
23 Angelo Perera  Sri Lanka (1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox Captain
52 Rovman Powell  West Indies (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
84 Kamindu Mendis  Sri Lanka (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) Left-handed Ambidextrous off break
14 Asela Gunaratne  Sri Lanka (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
57 Milinda Siriwardana  Sri Lanka (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 (aged 36) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
11 Ishan Jayaratne  Sri Lanka (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
N/A Tillakaratne Sampath  Sri Lanka (1982-06-23)23 June 1982 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break
N/A Ayana Siriwardhana  Sri Lanka (1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
N/A Nimesh Vimukthi  Sri Lanka (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 24) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
N/A Shashika Dulshan  Sri Lanka (2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
N/A Kalhara Senarathne  Sri Lanka (2000-08-24)24 August 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
15 Minod Bhanuka  Sri Lanka (1995-04-29)29 April 1995 (aged 26) Left-handed —
69 Kennar Lewis  West Indies (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed — Overseas player
38 Devon Thomas  West Indies (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
27 Kamil Mishara  Sri Lanka (2001-04-24)24 April 2001 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
N/A Sachindu Colombage  Sri Lanka (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
8 Lahiru Kumara  Sri Lanka (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast
71 Binura Fernando  Sri Lanka (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Left-arm medium fast
4 Al-Amin Hossain  Bangladesh (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player
N/A Shiraz Ahmed  United Arab Emirates (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm medium fast Overseas player

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Manager Shyam Impett
Director of Cricket Atul Wassan
Head coach Lalchand Rajput
Assistant coach Ruvin Peiris

Season standings

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Jaffna Kings (C) 8 6 2 0 12 2.210
2 Galle Gladiators (R) 8 4 3 1 9 0.143
3 Colombo Stars (4th) 8 4 4 0 8 −0.571
4 Dambulla Giants (3rd) 8 3 4 1 7 −1.003
5 Kandy Warriors 8 2 6 0 4 −0.668
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   Advanced to Eliminator


League stage

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All times are in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Main article: 2021 Lanka Premier League § League stage
Match 2
6 December 2021
15:00
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
170/8 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 64 (27)
Lahiru Kumara 3/34 (4 overs)
Rovman Powell 42 (21)
Ramesh Mendis 3/21 (4 overs)
Dambulla Giants won by 20 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Dambulla Giants)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 5
7 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Galle Gladiators
147/6 (19.2 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 56 (51)
Samit Patel 3/13 (4 overs)
Galle Gladiators won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju and Kumar Dharmasena
Player of the match: Dhananjaya Lakshan (Galle Gladiators)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
8 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Jaffna Kings
181/6 (14 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
166/5 (14 overs)
Thisara Perera 53 (21)
Shiraz Ahmed 3/22 (3 overs)
Rovman Powell 61 (19)
Jayden Seales 2/40 (3 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 14 runs (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Asanga Jayasooriya and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Suranga Lakmal (Jaffna Kings)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Jaffna Kings innings. Kandy Warriors were set a revised target of 181 runs from 14 overs.
  • Shiraz Ahmed (Kandy Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Match 10
11 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Galle Gladiators
127/7 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
131/5 (18.4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 44 (34)
Kamindu Mendis 3/25 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 34* (39)
Samit Patel 2/20 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi and Prageeth Rambukwella
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 12
12 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
94/2 (12.2 overs)
v
Jaffna Kings
95/3 (8.4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 44* (34)
Shoaib Malik 1/19 (3 overs)
Thisara Perera 29* (13)
Binura Fernando 1/15 (1.4 overs)
Jaffna Kings won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal and Rohitha Kottahachchi
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Jaffna Kings)
  • Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Kandy Warriors innings. Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 95 runs from 10 overs.
Match 15
14 December 2021
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kandy Warriors
146/9 (20 overs)
v
Colombo Stars
159/5 (19.4 overs)
Kennar Lewis 62 (44)
Dushmantha Chameera 4/35 (4 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 44 (27)
Nimesh Vimukthi 2/11 (4 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Seekkuge Prasanna (Colombo Stars)
  • Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
16 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dambulla Giants
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
135/4 (19.2 overs)
Ramesh Mendis 41 (28)
Binura Fernando 3/22 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 59* (50)
Imran Tahir 2/17 (4 overs)
Kandy Warriors won by 6 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi and Raveendra Wimalasiri
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Kandy Warriors)
  • Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20
17 December 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Colombo Stars
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Kandy Warriors
124 (17 overs)
Kusal Perera 58 (38)
Nimesh Vimukthi 3/24 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 47 (31)
Jeffrey Vandersay 6/25 (4 overs)
Colombo Stars won by 58 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara and Lyndon Hannibal
Player of the match: Jeffrey Vandersay (Colombo Stars)
  • Kandy Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Matches Runs High score
Kennar Lewis 6 168 62
Charith Asalanka 8 164 44*
Ravi Bopara 5 142 59*
Rovman Powell 3 104 61
Kamindu Mendis 8 88 32
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

Most wickets

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Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
Nimesh Vimukthi 6 10 3/24
Sachindu Colombage 7 7 3/20
Al-Amin Hossain 6 7 3/32
Shiraz Ahmed 5 6 3/22
Kamindu Mendis 8 6 3/25
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

References

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  1. ^ "LPL 2021 LIVE: Just a day before the start of Lanka Premier League, Kandy franchise gets new owners". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Lanka Premier League's Kandy Franchise Get New Owners". News18. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Kandy Warriors most runs in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Kandy Warriors most wickets in 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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