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Galle Marvels
Galle based franchise cricket team of the Lanka Premier League
Galle Marvels, formerly known as Galle Titans and Galle Gladiators, are a Sri Lankan franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Lanka Premier League, Sri Lanka and represents the city of Galle, Southern Province. Ahead of the fifth edition of LPL in 2024, Cricket Marvels LLC acquired the Galle franchise and the name of the team was changed to Galle Marvels owned by Prem Thakkar.
Quick Facts League, Personnel ...
| League | Lanka Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | To Be Declared | |
| Coach | Graham Ford | |
| Owner | Cricket Marvels LLC | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Galle, Southern Province | |
| Colors | Green | |
| Founded | 2020: Galle Gladiators 2023: Galle Titans 2024: Galle Marvels | |
| Home ground | Galle International Stadium, Galle | |
| Capacity | 35,000 | |
| History | ||
| LPL wins | 0 | |
| Official website | gallemarvels.com | |
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Nadeem Omar, who owns the Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League, purchased the franchise in 2020 and he held the franchise until 2023.[1]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary (US$) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| Lasith Croospulle |  Sri Lanka |
(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | Retained | ||
| Alex Hales |  England |
(1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka |
(1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 32) | Left handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Retained | ||
| Sadisha Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka |
(2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 19) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara | Sri Lanka |
(1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 24) | Right handed | — | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Sean Williams |  Zimbabwe |
(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 20,000 | Overseas | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka |
(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 30) | Left handed | — | 2024 | Direct signing | ||
| Tim Seifert |  New Zealand |
(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) | Right handed | — | 2023 | Retained | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| Sahan Arachchige | Sri Lanka |
(1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28) | Left handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
| Dhananjaya Lakshan | Sri Lanka |
(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 25) | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
| Janith Liyanage | Sri Lanka |
(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 36,000 | ||
| Kavindu Nadeeshan | Sri Lanka |
(2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 22) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Dwaine Pretorius |  South Africa |
(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 30,000 | Overseas | |
| Malsha Tharupathi | Sri Lanka |
(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 25,000 | ||
| Isuru Udana | Sri Lanka |
(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36) | Right handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 100,000 | ||
| Chamindu Wijesinghe | Sri Lanka |
(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 23) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| Prabath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka |
(1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32) | Right handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
| Yuri Koththigoda | Sri Lanka |
(2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 18) | Left handed | Left-arm leg spin | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman |  Afghanistan |
(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas | |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka |
(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 23) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Local Icon Player | |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | Sri Lanka |
(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 30,000 | ||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| Zahoor Khan |  United Arab Emirates |
(1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 34) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | |
| Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka |
(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) | Left handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | 30,000 | ||
| Mohamed Shiraz | Sri Lanka |
(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
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Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[2] ThePapare.com[3]
More information Position, Name ...
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Graham Ford |
| Mentor | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Assistant coach | Chamara Kapugedera |
| Bowling and fielding coach | Anton Roux |
| Physiotherapist | |
| S&C Coach | Chandula Liyanage |
| Performance analyst | AR Srikkanth |
| Company manager | Tarun Kumar Gunja |
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More information No., Player ...
| No. | Player | From | To | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | 2020 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Bhanuka Rajapaksha | 2020 | 2021 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52.94 |
| 3 | Kusal Mendis | 2022 | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| 4 | Dasun Shanaka | 2023 | 2023 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 13 May 2021
- "Galle Titans Transform into Galle Marvels for the Exciting 5th Season of LPL". Sri Lanka Cricket. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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