Kandy Warriors in 2021 explained

Club:Kandy Warriors
Season:2021
Captain:Angelo Perera
Coach:Lalchand Rajput
Comp1:Tournament performance
Comp1 Result:League stage (5th)
Most Runs:Kennar Lewis (168)
Most Wickets:Nimesh Vimukthi (10)
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

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

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsman
72Charith AsalankaDecember 5, 2021Left-handed Right-arm off breakVice Captain
19Ahmed ShehzadDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player
All-rounders
23Angelo PereraDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Slow left arm orthodoxCaptain
52 Rovman PowellDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Right-arm fast-mediumOverseas player
84Kamindu MendisDecember 5, 2021Left-handed Ambidextrous off break
14Asela GunaratneDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium
57Milinda SiriwardanaDecember 5, 2021Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
11Ishan JayaratneDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
N/ATillakaratne SampathDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/AAyana SiriwardhanaDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm off break
N/ANimesh VimukthiDecember 5, 2021Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
N/AShashika DulshanDecember 5, 2021Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
N/AKalhara SenarathneDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
15Minod BhanukaDecember 5, 2021Left-handed—
69Kennar LewisDecember 5, 2021Right-handed—Overseas player
38Devon ThomasDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player
27Kamil MisharaDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm off break
Spin bowlers
N/ASachindu ColombageDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
8Lahiru KumaraDecember 5, 2021Left-handedRight-arm fast
71Binura FernandoDecember 5, 2021Right-handed Left-arm medium fast
4Al-Amin HossainDecember 5, 2021Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas player
N/AShiraz AhmedDecember 5, 2021Right-handedLeft-arm medium fastOverseas player

Administration and support staff

PositionName
ManagerShyam Impett
Director of Cricket Atul Wassan
Head coach Lalchand Rajput
Assistant coach Ruvin Peiris

Season standings

League table

League stage

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Statistics

Most runs

Player Matches Runs High score
Kennar Lewis6 168 62
Charith Asalanka8 164 44
Ravi Bopara5 142 59
Rovman Powell3 104 61
Kamindu Mendis8 88 32

Most wickets

Player Matches Wickets Best bowling
Nimesh Vimukthi6 10 3/24
Sachindu Colombage7 7 3/20
Al-Amin Hossain6 7 3/32
Shiraz Ahmed5 6 3/22
Kamindu Mendis8 6 3/25

Notes and References

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

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