League | Lanka Premier League | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Kusal Mendis | |
Coach | Avishka Gunawardene | |
Owner | Imperial Sports Group | |
Team information | ||
City | Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka | |
Colours | Blue | |
Founded | 2020: Dambulla Viiking 2021: Dambulla Giants 2022: Dambulla Aura 2024: Dambulla Thunders | |
Home ground | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | |
Capacity | 16,800 | |
History | ||
LPL wins | 0 | |
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Dambulla Thunders, previously Dambulla Aura, Dambulla Viiking, and Dambulla Giants, are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
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] Then, prior to the 2022 season, Aura Lanka brought the franchise and changed its name to Dambulla Aura.[4] IN 2024, the team was purchased by Imperial Sports Group, who renamed it Dambulla Thunders.[5]
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2020 | 2nd out of 5 | Semi-finalists |
2021 | 4th out of 5 | Playoffs |
2022 | 5th out of 5 | Group stage |
2023 | 1st out of 5 | Runners up |
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||||
Jehan Daniel | Sri Lanka | 13 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast Medium | 2023 | USD 8000 | ||
Lakshan Edirisinghe | Sri Lanka | 31 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm Offbreak | 2023 | USD 5000 | ||
28 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | 5 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2023 | Local Platinum Player | |
Kavidu Lakshan | Sri Lanka | 12 February 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm Offbreak | 2023 | |||
49 | Alex Ross | Australia | 17 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm Offbreak | 2023 | USD 20000 | |
All-rounders | ||||||||
75 | Dhananjaya De Silva | Sri Lanka | 6 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm Offbreak | 2023 | USD 76000 | |
Manelker de Silva | Sri Lanka | 8 August 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm Medium Fast | 2023 | USD 5000 | ||
Ravindu Fernando | Sri Lanka | 3 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm Legbreak | 2023 | USD 5000 | ||
34 | Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | 24 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm Legbreak | 2023 | USD 20000 | |
Sachitha Jayathilake | Sri Lanka | 24 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm Legbreak | 2023 | USD 5000 | ||
50 | Hayden Kerr | Australia | 10 July 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm Fast Medium | 2023 | USD 20000 | |
67 | Janith Liyanage | Sri Lanka | 12 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast Medium | 2023 | USD 10000 | |
Wanuja Sahan | Sri Lanka | 17 May 2003 | Right-handed | Slow Left Arm Orthodox | 2023 | USD 5000 | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
Ben McDermott | Australia | 12 December 1994
(age 28) |
Right-handed | 2023 | Overseas Icon player | |||
13 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2 February 1995 | Right-handed | – | 2023 | Local Icon Player | |
55 | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 | Left-handed | – | 2023 | USD 40000 | |
23 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | Sri Lanka | 30 August 1995 | Right-handed | – | 2023 | USD 40000 | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||||
15 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | 3 January 2005 | Right-handed | Left-arm Chinaman | 2023 | USD 50000 | |
92 | Praveen Jayawickrama | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 | Right-handed | Left-arm Slow Left Arm Orthodox | 2023 | USD 20000 | |
Traveen Mathew | Sri Lanka | 14 July 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm Offbreak | 2023 | USD 7500 | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||||
32 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 02 July 1992
(age 29) |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | ||
11 | Shahnawaz Dahani | Pakistan | 5 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | USD 20000 | |
71 | Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka | 16 July 1995 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 2023 | USD 76000 | |
40 | Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka | 14 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | USD 34000 | |
Kavindu Pathirathne | Sri Lanka | 9 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast Medium | 2023 | USD 5000 |
Source: ESPN cricinfo[6]
Runs | Player | Seasons |
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544 | Dasun Shanaka | 2020–2022 |
421 | Niroshan Dickwella | 2020–2021 |
301 | Phil Salt | 2021 |
239 | Avishka Fernando | 2023 |
227 | Angelo Perera | 2020 |
Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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87 | Kusal Mendis | Colombo Strikers | Pallekele | 5 August 2023 |
80 | Shevon Daniel | Galle Gladiators | Colombo | 17 December 2022 |
77 | Upul Tharanga | Galle Gladiators | Hambantota | 5 December 2020 |
77 | Jordan Cox | Galle Gladiators | Colombo | 17 December 2022 |
75 * | Chamika Karunaratne | Jaffna Kings | Hambantota | 21 December 2021 |
Wickets | Player | Seasons |
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15 | Imran Tahir | 2021 |
13 | Ramesh Mendis | 2020–2022 |
12 | Noor Ahmad | 2022–2023 |
10 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 2023 |
10 | Nuwan Pradeep | 2021 |