Kandy Tuskers in 2020

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The Kandy Tuskers (abbreviated as KT) is a franchise cricket team which competed in inaugural season of Lanka Premier League in 2020. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, and owned by Bollywood actor Sohail Khan.[3] In the 2020 season, the team was under the captaincy of Kusal Perera and coached by Hashan Tillakaratne.[4]

Quick Facts 2020 season, Coach ...
Kandy Tuskers
2020 season
CoachHashan Tillakaratne
CaptainKusal Perera
2020 LPLLeague stage (5th)
Most runsKusal Mendis (263)[1]
Most wicketsAsela Gunaratne (9)[2]
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The team was eliminated in the inaugural season of the LPL after winning two out of eight matches. They were disqualified due to having a lower run rate than the qualifier, Galle Gladiators, which had the same winning streak.

Season summary

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In the inaugural match of the Lanka Premier League, the Colombo Kings beat the Tuskers in a super over. In their 20 overs, the Tuskers scored 219/3. This was largely due to their captain Kusal Mendis, who scored 87 runs off 52 balls. While in the super over, the Tuskers scored 12/0 in reply to 16/1 by the Kings.[5] On 28 November 2020, the Tuskers lost their second successive match by four runs, this time to the Dambulla Viiking, as the DLS method was used due to rain.[6]

In their third match, they defeated Galle Gladiators by 25 runs to log their first win of the season. They won despite 82 runs off 53 balls from the Gladiators opener Danushka Gunathilaka, as the Gladiators scored 171/7 in response to Kandy's 196/5.[7] In their fourth game, the Tuskers were all out for 131 runs in response to the Jaffna Stallions' 185/8, losing the game by 54 runs.[8]

In the Tuskers' fifth game of the season, against the Viiking, they got off to a good start. This was largely due to their captain Mendis, who scored 55 runs. However, the Tuskers still lost this game by five wickets.[9] Yet again in their sixth game of the season, against the Colombo Kings, the Tuskers' batting failed them. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest scorer for the Tuskers, scoring 34 runs off 21 balls. In response, the Kings reached their target inside 15 overs, winning by seven wickets and giving the Tuskers their third consecutive loss. This also sent the Kings into the semi-finals.[10]

In their seventh game of the season, the Tuskers defeated the Jaffna Stallions by six runs.[11] Their eighth match, against the Galle Gladiators, was a virtual quarter-final, with the winner advancing to the semi-final. The Tuskers' batting failed again, as the only batsman to pass 50 runs was their captain Mendis, who scored 68 runs of the Tuskers' total of 128 runs. The Tuskers bowlers could not replicate the Gladiators bowlers either, as they took only one wicket in the Gladiators' successful chase of 130/1. This meant that the Kandy Tuskers finished last on the inaugural Lanka Premier League table.[12][13][14]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages given as of 26 November 2020, the date the first match was played in the tournament
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
49 Priyamal Perera  Sri Lanka (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 25) Left-handed
N/A Nishan Madushka  Sri Lanka (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed
All-rounders
41 Seekkuge Prasanna  Sri Lanka (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak
14 Asela Gunaratne  Sri Lanka (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
84 Kamindu Mendis  Sri Lanka (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 22) Left-handed Right-arm offbreak, slow left-arm orthodox
47 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 38) Right-handed Right arm off spin
333 Chris Gayle  West Indies (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 41) Left-handed Right-arm offbreak Overseas marquee player
N/A Irfan Pathan  India (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 36) Left-handed Left-arm medium fast Overseas
33 Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 35) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Overseas
73 Lahiru Samarakoon  Sri Lanka (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
11 Ishan Jayaratne  Sri Lanka (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
153 Kusal Perera  Sri Lanka (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 (aged 30) Left-handed Left-arm medium Captain, Icon player
2 Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
100 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28)28 November 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed Overseas
22 Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Overseas
Bowlers
63 Nuwan Pradeep  Sri Lanka (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast
96 Lasith Embuldeniya  Sri Lanka (1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
68 Vishwa Fernando  Sri Lanka (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 29) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
17 Liam Plunkett  England (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas
47 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Left-arm fast Overseas
88 Naveen-ul-Haq  Afghanistan (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
N/A Munaf Patel  India (1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
8 Dale Steyn  South Africa (1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas
N/A Chamikara Edirisinghe  Sri Lanka (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
N/A Kavishka Anjula  Sri Lanka (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
36 Kevin Koththigoda  Sri Lanka (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 22) Left-handed Right-arm leg-break
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Administration and support staff

The team is owned by the Bollywood actor Sohail Khan, the brother of Salman Khan.[21] It is also co-owned by Abbas Muni.[22] Hashan Tillakaratne was appointed as the head coach, while the team manager was Farveez Maharoof.[23][24][25] Nuvan Kulasekara and Lanka De Silva were bowling and fielding coaches for the season, respectively.[26][27]

Season standings

League table

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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
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Source: ESPNCricinfo
  • The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   Advanced to semifinals

Matches

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  denotes the winning team   denotes the losing team
Date Opponent Toss Result Player of the match Notes
26 November Colombo Kings Colombo Kings elected to field. Colombo Kings won by 5 runs. Dinesh Chandimal Won in super over.[28]
28 November Dambulla Viiking Kandy Tuskers elected to field. Dambulla Viiking won by 4 runs. Dasun Shanaka Won by DLS method.[29]
30 November Galle Gladiators Galle Gladiators elected to field. Kandy Tuskers won by 25 runs. Brendan Taylor [30]
1 December Jaffna Stallions Jaffna Stallions elected to bat. Jaffna Stallions won by 54 runs. Thisara Perera [31]
3 December Dambulla Viiking Kandy Tuskers elected to bat. Dambulla Viiking won by 5 wickets. Angelo Perera [32]
5 December Colombo Kings Kandy Tuskers elected to bat. Colombo Kings won by 7 wickets. Dushmantha Chameera [33]
9 December Jaffna Stallions Jaffna Stallions elected to bat. Kandy Tuskers won by 6 wickets. Asela Gunaratne [34]
10 December Galle Gladiators Kandy Tuskers elected to field. Galle Gladiators won by 9 wickets. Danushka Gunathilaka [35]
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Statistics

Most runs

The top scorer of Kandy Tuskers was Kusal Mendis, who scored 263 runs in eight matches, followed by the captain Kusal Perera, who scored 209 runs. The third and fourth position were attained by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Asela Gunaratne.[1]

More information Batsman, Matches ...
* indicates a player who remained not out.[1]
Batsman Matches Runs Highest score
Kusal Mendis 8 263 68
Kusal Perera 8 209 87
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8 169 53
Asela Gunaratne 8 168 52*
Brendan Taylor 6 144 51*
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Most wickets

The most wickets were taken by Gunaratne, who took nine wickets in eight matches. He was followed by Afghan cricketer Naveen-ul-Haq, who took eight wickets. Vishwa Fernando and Seekkuge Prasanna both took three wickets, respectively.[2]

More information Bowler, Matches ...
Notation 2/20 denotes 2 wickets obtained by 20 runs.[2]
Bowler Matches Wickets Best bowling
Asela Gunaratne 8 9 2/20
Naveen-ul-Haq 5 8 3/44
Nuwan Pradeep 8 8 3/36
Vishwa Fernando 3 3 2/29
Seekkuge Prasanna 7 3 1/6
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Awards and achievements

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Date Award Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
30 November Man of the Match Brendan Taylor Galle Gladiators Won by 25 runs. 51* (35) [36]
9 December Asela Gunaratne Jaffna Stallions Won by 6 wickets. 52* (37) [34]
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