Jaffna Stallions in 2020

The Jaffna Stallions (abbreviated as JS) is a franchise cricket team which competed in inaugural season of Lanka Premier League (LPL). For the 2020 season, the team was captained by Thisara Perera and coached by Thilina Kandamby.[3] The team qualified for the semi-finals after winning 4 out of 8 matches. However, the team had the highest run rate of all teams. They qualified for the final by defeating Dambulla Viiking in the semi-final. The team won the final by defeating the Galle Gladiators.[4]

Jaffna Stallions
2020 season
CoachThilina Kandamby
CaptainThisara Perera
2020 LPLChampions
Most runsAvishka Fernando (275)[1]
Most wicketsWanindu Hasaranga (17)[2]

Season summary

In the first game of their history, the Stallions faced the Galle Gladiators. The Gladiators never really got going aside from a quick-fire 58 runs off 23 balls by their captain Shahid Afridi. In response, the Stallions chased down the target of 175/8 made by the Gladiators with 3 balls to spare winning the match by 8 wickets.[5] In Game 2, a captain's innings from Thisara Perera helped propel the Stallions to 217/8 from their 20 overs against Dambulla Viiking's. In the Viiking innings, Pakistani bowler Usman Shinwari took 3 wickets to give the Stallions their second win of the season.[6]

Perera was involved once again in the Stallions' third game. He scored 68 runs off 28 balls to get the Stallions to 185/8. Usman Shinwari was once again the pick of the bowlers, this time with 3/17 to hand the Stallions their third successive win.[7] In Game 4, the Stallions beat the Gladiators a second time. This win was largely due to the Stallions opener, Avishka Fernando who scored 84 runs off 59 balls and hit 5 6's. This meant that the Stallions were still unbeaten in the tournament after playing four games.[8]

Game 5 of the Stallions' season came against the Colombo Kings. Jaffna scored 148/9 from their 20 overs, with Wanindu Hasaranga top-scoring with 41 runs. In response, the target was chased down by the Colombo Kings with 6 wickets to spare. This was the Stallions' first loss of the season.[9] Unfortunately for the Stallions, their sixth game was washed out. However, they stayed at the top of the table on the basis of a superior net run rate.[10] Two days later, they played their penultimate game of the league stage against the Kandy Tuskers. They were bowled out for 150 runs, with Shoaib Malik top-scoring with 59 runs. They could not replicate the Tuskers with the ball, losing the game by 6 wickets.[11]

The last match of the group stage for the Stallions was against the Kings. Batting first, the Kings scored 173/4 largely due to Laurie Evans, who scored the first-ever Lanka Premier League hundred. In response, the Stallions could only score 167/6 from their 20 overs, losing their third successive game.[12] However, they still qualified for the semi-finals in third place.[13]

In the semi-final, they defeated Dambulla Viiking with a margin of 37 runs.[14]

The team opposed Galle Gladiators in the final. The Stallions won the toss and elected to bat. Pakistani skilled cricketer Shoaib Malik thumped 46 runs off 35 balls , Thisara Perera scored quick fire 39 runs off 14 balls and the team set the target of 189 runs. The Gladiators' performance in the match deteriorated, however, as skipper Dhananjaya Lakshan hammered 40 runs off 17 balls and Pakistani cricketer Azam Khan scored 36 runs off 17 balls. The tournament ceased with the Stallions winning their first inaugural Lanka Premier League season after recording a comprehensive 53-run win over the Gladiators.[4]

Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (aged) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
28 Avishka Fernando  Sri Lanka (1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
29 Dawid Malan  England (1987-09-03)3 September 1987 (aged 33) Left-handed Right-arm legbreak Marquee overseas player
45 Asif Ali  Pakistan (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Overseas
23 Nuwanidu Fernando  Sri Lanka (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Captain, Icon player
75 Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka (1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
13 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Legbreak
18 Shoaib Malik  Pakistan (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 38) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Overseas
10 Ravi Bopara  England (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
14 Charith Asalanka  Sri Lanka (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed right-arm offspin
N/A Theivendiram Dinoshan  Sri Lanka (2002-03-26)26 March 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm fast
Wicket-keepers
18 Minod Bhanuka  Sri Lanka (1995-04-29)29 April 1995 (aged 25) Left-handed —
50 Chaturanga de Silva  Sri Lanka (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
25 Johnson Charles  Saint Lucia (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
23 Tom Moores  England (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 24) Left-handed — Overseas
Bowlers
82 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
N/A Binura Fernando  Sri Lanka (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 25) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
N/A Prabath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
14 Usman Shinwari  Pakistan (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas
87 Kyle Abbott  South Africa (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
74 Duanne Olivier  South Africa (1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
N/A Maheesh Theekshana  Sri Lanka (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
N/A Kanagarathinam Kabilraj  Sri Lanka (1999-07-12)12 July 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
N/A Vijayakanth Viyaskanth  Sri Lanka (2001-12-05)5 December 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Legbreak
N/A Sebastianpillai Vijeyaraj  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm fast
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Administration and support staff
Position Nationality Name Ref.
Co-Owner and CEO  United Kingdom Anandan Arnold [23][24][25][26]
Co-Owner  Canada Rahul Sood [23][27][28][29]
Mentor  India Hemang Badani [30]
Head coach  Sri Lanka Thilina Kandamby [31][32]
Fast Bowling Coach Mario Villavarayan [33][34]
Spin Bowling Coach Sachith Pathirana [35]
Fielding Coach Vimukthi Deshapriya [36][37]

Season standings

League table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Colombo Kings 8 6 2 0 12 0.448
2 Dambulla Viiking 8 5 2 1 11 −0.087
3 Jaffna Stallions (C) 8 4 3 1 9 0.788
4 Galle Gladiators (R) 8 2 6 0 4 −0.203
5 Kandy Tuskers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.890
Source: lankapremierleague.com
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to semifinals

Matches
  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
  denotes no result.
Date Opponent Toss Result Man of the match Notes
27 November Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to bat Jaffna Stallions won by 8 runs Avishka Fernando [38]
30 November Dambulla Viiking Dambulla Viiking elected to field Jaffna Stallions won by 66 runs Thisara Perera [39]
1 December Kandy Tuskers Jaffna Stallions elected to bat Jaffna Stallions won by 54 runs [40]
3 December Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to bat JS won by 5 wickets Avishka Fernando [41]
4 December Colombo Kings Colombo Kings elected to field Colombo Kings won by 6 wickets Dinesh Chandimal [42]
7 December Dambulla Viiking Jaffna Stallions elected to field Cancelled due to rain[43]
9 December Kandy Tuskers Jaffna Stallions elected to bat Kandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets Asela Gunaratne [44]
10 December Colombo Kings Jaffna Stallions elected to field Colombo Kings won by 6 runs Laurie Evans [45]
14 Dec Dambulla Viiking Dambulla the elected to field Jaffna Stallions won by 37 runs Johnson Charles Won the semi-final[46]
16 Dec Galle Gladiators Jaffna Stallions elected to bat Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs Shoaib Malik Won the final[47]

Statistics

Most runs
* indicates a player who remained not out.[1]
Batsman Matches Innings Runs Highest 4s 6s
Avishka Fernando 9 8 275 92* 17 20
Thisara Perera 10 8 261 97* 22 19
Shoaib Malik 10 9 203 59 15 3
Johnson Charles 6 5 134 76 21 2
Wanindu Hasaranga 10 8 127 41 17 4

Most wickets
Notation 2/12 denotes 2 wickets obtained by 12 runs.[2]
Bowler Matches Innings Wickets Figures Runs Overs
Wanindu Hasaranga 10 10 17 3/15 192 37.0
Duanne Olivier 9 9 10 4/44 266 26.1
Usman Shinwari 7 7 9 3/16 158 21.0
Suranga Lakmal 7 7 8 2/27 139 19.0
Thisara Perera 10 8 5 2/9 131 17.1

Awards and achievements
Date Award Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
27 November Man of the Match Avishka Fernando Galle Gladiators Won by 8 runs 92* (63) [38]
30 November Thisara Perera Dambulla Viiking Won by 66 runs 97* (44) [39]
1 December Kandy Tuskers Won by 54 runs 68 (28) [40]
3 December Avishka Fernando Galle Gladiators Won by 5 wickets 84 (59) [41]
14 December Johnson Charles Dambulla Viiking Won by 37 runs 76 (56) [48]
16 December Shoaib Malik Galle Gladiators Won by 53 runs 46 (35) [49]

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