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Jaffna Kings in 2022
Overview of Jaffna Kings in 2022
The Jaffna Kings (often abbreviated as JK) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2022 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Thisara Perera[3] and coached by Thilina Kandamby.[4][5] In the final, they beat Colombo Strikers by 2 wickets, to win their third successive LPL title.[6]
Quick Facts 2022 season, Coach ...
2022 season | |||
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Coach | Thilina Kandamby | ||
Captain | Thisara Perera | ||
Tournament performance | Champions | ||
Most runs | Avishka Fernando (339)[1] | ||
Most wickets | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (13)[2] | ||
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Points table
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advance to Qualifier 1
- Advance to Eliminator
All times are in Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
The updated schedule was published on 14 October 2022.[7]
Jaffna Kings 137 (19.5 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 113 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Dunith Wellalage (Jaffna Kings) |
- Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 122/1 (15.4 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 9 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Sadeera Samarawickrama (Jaffna Kings) |
- Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings 147/7 (20 overs) |
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Kandy Falcons 148/7 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons won by 3 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Chamika Karunaratne (Kandy Falcons) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings 240/4 (20 overs) |
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Dambulla Aura 189/8 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 51 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Jaffna Kings) |
- Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to field.
Jaffna Kings 178/5 (20 overs) |
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Colombo Stars 172/8 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 6 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: James Fuller (Jaffna Kings) |
- Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Kandy Falcons 160/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons won by 10 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Fabian Allen (Kandy Falcons) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Jaffna Kings 170/8 (20 overs) |
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Galle Gladiators 154/9 (20 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 16 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Afif Hossain (Jaffna Kings) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Colombo Stars 128/9 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 131/2 (15.5 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 8 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Jaffna Kings) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1
Kandy Falcons 143/8 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 98/3 (11 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs (DLS method) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Jaffna Kings) |
- Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 75 runs from 11 overs due to rain.
- Rain during Jaffna Kings's innings prevented any further play.
Final
Colombo Stars 163/5 (20 overs) |
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Jaffna Kings 164/8 (19.2 overs) |
Jaffna Kings won by 2 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (Jaffna Kings) |
- Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- "LPL most runs in 2022". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "LPL most wickets in 2022". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Thisara: Jaffna Kings' goal is to produce new players for Sri Lanka". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Jaffna Kings name captain and other leading positions". 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "LPL 2021 Captains and Coaching Staff confirmed". The Papare. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Avishka, Samarawickrama lead Jaffna Kings to third straight LPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "Lanka Premier League 2022 / Schedule". srilankacricket.lk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.