Jaffna Kings

Jaffna Kings, formerly known as Jaffna Stallions, are a franchise cricket team which plays in the Lanka Premier League (LPL). On December 16, 2020, the team won the inaugural Lanka Premier League 2020 Championship[1] and are the current title holder of the tournament.[2] Team captain Thisara Perera and Shoaib Malik both played pivotal roles in the win.[3]

Jaffna Kings
Nickname(s)Kings of The North
LeagueLanka Premier League
Personnel
CaptainThisara Perera
CoachThilina Kandamby
OwnerSubaskaran Allirajah (Lyca Group)
Team information
CityJaffna, Northern Province
Colours  Blue and   Gold
Founded2020 (2020), as Jaffna Stallions
History
LPL wins2 (2020, 2021)

T20I kit

The team was owned by a consortium consisting of Sri Lankans and Indians from all over the world including Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, and the USA.[4] Arnold Anandan and Rahul Sood, creator of Microsoft Ventures M12, were leading the consortium of tech industry leaders from the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley.[5][6] Among others, Rahul Sood was cited as a tech leader from the Seattle area who is investing in cricket, where the Jaffna Stallions also announced a global education partnership with Code.org.[7] As part of their outreach to the country of Sri Lanka the Jaffna Stallions released a song in partnership with famous artists La Signore, aka Lahiru Perera, and Dinesh Gamage, the song contains lyrics in both Sinhalese and Tamil and it's now trending at the top of the charts in Sri Lanka.[8][9]

The team was coached by former Sri Lankan captain Thilina Kandamby.[10] Thisara Perera was the team's captain.[11]

In July 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League, due to financial issues.[12] In September 2021, the team changed their name to Jaffna Kings after changing owners.[13] The Jaffra Stallions (with the old owners) kept the name and are operating in other forms of cricket, saying the new Kings franchise has no continuity to the 2020 LPL winner team.

Team logo as the Jaffna Stallions, 2020 season.

Seasons
Year League table standing Final standing
2020 3rd out of 5 Champions
2021 1st out of 5 Champions

Sponsors
Year Kit manufacturers Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest Branding Sleeves Branding Pant Lyca mobile Cap Branding Other Sponsors
2020

Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
28 Avishka Fernando (1998-04-05)5 April 1998 (aged 23)Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
18 Shoaib Malik (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 39)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
44 Upul Tharanga (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 36) Left- handed –
32 Tom Kohler-Cadmore (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas player
10 Ashen Bandara (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
45 Ashan Randika (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 28) Left- handed Right-arm medium
22 Shammu Ashan (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastCaptain
49Wanindu Hasaranga (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
50 Chaturanga de Silva (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 31)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Theivendiram Dinoshan 26 March 2002 (aged 19) Right-handedRight-arm fast
Rathnaraja Thanuradan Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 20)Right-handed– Overseas player
34 Krishan Arachchige (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed –
Spin Bowlers
61Maheesh Theekshana (2000-08-01)1 August 2000 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
12 Praveen Jayawickrama (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
55Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (2001-12-05)5 December 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
47 Wahab Riaz (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 (aged 36)Right-handedLeft-arm fastOverseas player
36 Usman Shinwari (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm fast mediumOverseas player
82 Suranga Lakmal (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
33 Jayden Seales (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
25 Chamika Gunasekara (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
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Administration and support staff
Position Name
Owner Subaskaran Allirajah
Director Ganeshan Vaheesan
Head Coach Thilina Kandamby
Assistant & Fast Bowling Coach Mario Villavarayan
Consultant Hemang Badani
Batting Coach Jehan Mubarak
Spin Bowling Coach Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
Fielding Coach & Throw down Coach Vimukthi Deshapriya
Physiotherapist Sanjeewa Gamage
Computer Analyst G.G.T. Niroshan
Masseur Lakshman Gunasekara
Source:

Honours

League

Statistics

By season
Year Matches Wins Losses No result % win Position Summary
20201063160%3/5Champions
20211183072.72%1/5Champions
Total21146165%
  • Last updated : 8 January 2022
  • Source :ESPNcricinfo[14]

By opposition
Opposition Matches Won Lost NR % Win
Colombo Kings422050.00%
Dambulla Viiking6501100.00%
Galle Gladiators743057.14%
Kandy Tuskers431075.00%
  • Last updated: 8 January 2022
  • Source : ESPNcricinfo[15]

References
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  2. "Jaffna Kings Claim Second LPL Title With Thrashing of Galle Gladiators". ProBatsman. Retrieved 23 December 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |author-link= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Shoaib Malik powers Jaffna Stallions to inaugural LPL title win". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. Jaffna Stallions (19 November 2020). "Jaffna Stallions Team Page". Jaffna Stallions.
  5. "Founder of Microsoft Ventures Rahul Sood joins Jaffna Stallions as co-owner". Lanka Business Online. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "Jaffna Stallions cricket team a winner for Calgary-born co-founder Rahul Sood". North Shore News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "Seattle tech leaders including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are investing in cricket teams". GeekWire. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. "La Signore ft Dinesh - Vaadaa Machan | வாடா மச்சான் (Jaffna Stallions Theme Song) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. "Jaffna Boys". Jaffna Boys. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  10. Sanyal, S. (21 October 2020). "LPL 2020: The complete player lists for all Lanka Premier League franchises". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. "Cricket: Gayle, du Plessis, Afridi among marquee names picked in Lanka Premier League draft". scroll.in. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  12. "LPL terminates one more franchise". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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