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Kandy Warriors in 2021

Kandy Warriors in 2021

Kandy based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka

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]

Quick Facts 2021 season, Coach ...

Squad

  • 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
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Administration and support staff

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Season standings

League table

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Source: ESPN Cricinfo
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   Advanced to Eliminator

League stage

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

Most runs

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  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]

Most wickets

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  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]

References

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