# Jaffna Kings in 2024

The Jaffna Kings (often abbreviated as JK) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The team is based in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Charith Asalanka and coached by Avishka Gunawardene.

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Director | Ganeshan Vaheesan |
| Manager | Charinda Fernando |
| Head Coach | Avishka Gunawardene |
| Assistant Coach | Mario Villavarayan |
| Consultant | Hemang Badani |
| Batting Coach | Jehan Mubarak |
| Bowling Coach | Sachith Pathirana |
| Fielding Coach | Vimukthi Deshapriya |
| Performance Analyst | GGT Niroshan |

## Squad

* Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary (US$) | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 28 | Avishka Fernando | Sri Lanka | (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | |
| 18 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | 2024 | 40,000 | |
| 49 | Alex Ross | Australia | (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 20,000 | Overseas |
| 32 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 60,000 | Overseas |
| | Ahan Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | 2024 | 5,000 | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 97 | Fabian Allen | Jamaica | (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 32,000 | Overseas |
| 72 | Charith Asalanka | Sri Lanka | (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | Retained | Captain |
| 75 | Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka | (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 50,000 | |
| 77 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| | Wanuja Sahan | Sri Lanka | (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 10,000 | |
| | Lahiru Samarakoon | Sri Lanka | (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 13,000 | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 24 | Nishan Madushka | Sri Lanka | (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | — | 2024 | 10,000 | |
| 13 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | Direct signing | |
| | Vishad Randika | Sri Lanka | (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| | Murvin Abinash | Sri Lanka | (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |
| 15 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas |
| | Theesan Vithushan | Sri Lanka | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 5,000 | |
| 26 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | Sri Lanka | (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Retained | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 65 | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas |
| | Asitha Fernando | Sri Lanka | (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 40,000 | |
| 40 | Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka | (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 20,000 | |
| 97 | Eshan Malinga | Sri Lanka | (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | 13,000 | |
| | Arul Pragasam | Sri Lanka | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 5,000 | |
| | Nisala Tharaka | Sri Lanka | (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | |

## Season standing
### League table

The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Colombo Strikers (4th) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.583 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.033 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | Dambulla Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.269 | |

### Matches

denotes the winning team. denotes the losing team. :
| Date | Match No. | Opponent | Toss | Result | Man of the match |
| Group stage |||||||
| 2 July | 2 | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to bat. | Marvels won by 5 wickets | Alex Hales (GM) |
| 3 July | 4 | Dambulla Sixers | Kings elected to field. | Kings won by 4 wickets | Avishka Fernando (JK) |
| 5 July | 6 | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to field. | Kings won by 5 wickets | Azmatullah Omarzai (JK) |
| 6 July | 8 | Dambulla Sixers | Sixers elected to field. | Kings won by 30 runs | Pathum Nissanka (JK) |
| 9 July | 11 | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field. | Falcons won by 7 wickets | Dinesh Chandimal (KF) |
| 10 July | 13 | Colombo Strikers | Kings elected to field. | Kings won by 7 wickets | Rilee Rossouw (JK) |
| 13 July | 15 | Kandy Falcons | Kings elected to field. | Kings won by 4 wickets | Jason Behrendorff (JK) |
| 14 July | 17 | Colombo Strikers | Strikers elected to field. | Strikers won by 9 wickets | Shadab Khan (CS) |
| Play-offs |||||||
| 18 July | 21 (Q1) | Galle Marvels | Marvels elected to field. | Marvels won by 7 wickets | Dwaine Pretorius (GM) |
| 20 July | 23 (Q2) | Kandy Falcons | Falcons elected to field. | Kings won by 1 run | Kusal Mendis (JK) |
| 21 July | 24 (F) | Galle Marvels | Kings elected to field. | Kings won by 9 wickets | Rilee Rossouw (JK) |