2024 Galle Marvels season

Galle Marvels
2024 season
Official logo of Galle Marvels
CoachGraham Ford
CaptainNiroshan Dickwella
Tournament performanceRunners-up
Most runsTim Seifert (400)
Most wicketsIsuru Udana (14)
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The Galle Marvels (abbreviated as GM) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2024 Lanka Premier League.[1] The team is based in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Niroshan Dickwella and coached by Graham Ford.[2]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages as of the first match of the season
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary
(US$)		 Notes
Batters
33 Lasith Croospulle  Sri Lanka 4 October 1998 (aged 25) Right handed Right-arm off break 2023 Retained
Alex Hales  England 3 January 1989 (aged 35) Right handed Right-arm medium 2024 Direct signing Overseas
54 Bhanuka Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka 24 October 1991 (aged 32) Left handed Right-arm medium 2023 Retained
Sadisha Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka 30 June 2004 (aged 20) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 5,000
Pasindu Sooriyabandara  Sri Lanka 19 October 1999 (aged 24) Right handed N/a 2024 5,000
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella  Sri Lanka 23 June 1993 (aged 31) Left handed N/a 2024 Direct signing Captain
43 Tim Seifert  New Zealand 14 December 1994 (aged 29) Right handed N/a 2023 Retained Overseas
All-rounders
Sahan Arachchige  Sri Lanka 13 May 1996 (aged 28) Left handed Right-arm off break 2024 20,000
Dhananjaya Lakshan  Sri Lanka 5 October 1998 (aged 25) Left handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000
17 Janith Liyanage  Sri Lanka 12 July 1995 (aged 28) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 36,000
Kavindu Nadeeshan  Sri Lanka 31 August 2001 (aged 22) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 5,000
29 Dwaine Pretorius  South Africa 29 March 1989 (aged 35) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 30,000 Overseas
50 Malsha Tharupathi  Sri Lanka 4 November 2004 (aged 19) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 25,000
17 Isuru Udana  Sri Lanka 17 February 1988 (aged 36) Right handed Left-arm medium-fast 2024 100,000
Chamindu Wijesinghe  Sri Lanka 3 September 2000 (aged 23) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 5,000
14 Sean Williams  Zimbabwe 26 September 1986 (aged 37) Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 20,000 Overseas
Spin bowlers
77 Prabath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 5 November 1991 (aged 32) Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 10,000
N/a Yuri Koththigoda  Sri Lanka 7 January 2006 (aged 18) Left handed Left-arm leg spin 2024 5,000
88 Mujeeb Ur Rahman  Afghanistan 28 March 2001 (aged 23) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 50,000 Overseas
61 Maheesh Theekshana  Sri Lanka 1 August 2000 (aged 23) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 Direct signing Local Icon Player; Vice Captain
46 Jeffrey Vandersay  Sri Lanka 5 February 1990 (aged 34) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 30,000
Pace bowlers
19 Zahoor Khan  United Arab Emirates 25 May 1989 (aged 35) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000 Overseas
8 Lahiru Kumara  Sri Lanka 13 February 1997 (aged 27) Left handed Right-arm fast 2024 30,000
Mohamed Shiraz  Sri Lanka 13 February 1995 (aged 29) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000

Season standing

League table

Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1 Galle Marvels (R) 8 5 3 10 −0.059 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Jaffna Kings (C) 8 5 3 10 −0.392
3 Colombo Strikers (4th) 8 4 4 8 0.583 Advanced to Eliminator
4 Kandy Falcons (3rd) 8 3 5 6 0.033
5 Dambulla Sixers 8 3 5 6 −0.269
Source: ESPNCricinfo

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Matches

[5] [6]

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
Date Match No. Opponent Toss Result Man of the match Notes
Group stage
2 July 2 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to bat. Marvels won by 5 wickets Alex Hales (GM)
3 July 5 Colombo Strikers Strikers elected to bowl. Marvels won by 7 runs Isuru Udana (GM)
5 July 6 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to bowl. Kings won by 5 wickets Azmatullah Omarzai (JK)
7 July 9 Kandy Falcons Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 6 wickets Isuru Udana (GM)
9 July 12 Dambulla Sixers Marvels elected to field Sixers won by 25 runs Chamindu Wickramasinghe (DS)
10 July 14 Kandy Falcons Marvels elected to field Marvels won by 8 wickets Prabath Jayasuriya (GM)
14 July 16 Dambulla Sixers Sixers elected to field Marvels won by super over Maheesh Theekshana (GM)
15 July 19 Colombo Strikers Strikers elected to field. Strikers won by 7 wickets Matheesha Pathirana (CS)
Play-offs
18 July 21
(Q1)		 Jaffna Kings Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 7 wickets Dwaine Pretorius (GM)
21 July 24
(F)		 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to field. Kings won by 9 wickets Rilee Rossouw (JK)

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Head coach Graham Ford
Assistant coach Chamara Kapugedera
Bowling and fielding coach Anton Roux

References

  1. ↑ "Galle Titans Transform into Galle Marvels for the Exciting 5th Season of LPL". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "LPL 2024: Galle Marvels lock horns with Kandy Falcons". Cricket Line Guru. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "LPL 2024 final, Galle Marvels vs Jaffna Kings". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Seifert, Liyanage drive Galle Marvels to LPL final". ThePapare. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "LPL 2024: Jaffna Kings beat Galle Marvels to win title for record fourth time". Geo Super. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Galle Marvels announce key signings ahead of ground-breaking LPL 2024 player auction". ThePapare. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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