# Dambulla Aura in 2022

The Dambulla Aura (DA) is a franchise cricket team that competes in 2022 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In September 2021, Dambulla Viiking changed their name to Dambulla Giants after having new owners. In 2022 Dambulla team changed their name to Dambulla Aura. The team was captained by Dasun Shanaka and coached by Mickey Arthur.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold
* Ages given as of 6 December 2022, the date the first match of the tournament was played
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 46 | Haider Ali | Pakistan | (2000-10-02)2 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
| | Tom Abell | England | (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | Overseas player |
| | Lasith Croospulle | Sri Lanka | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| | Chamindu Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 7 | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | (1986-04-24)24 April 1986 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 25 | Ramesh Mendis | Sri Lanka | (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 50 | Chaturanga de Silva | Sri Lanka | (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| | Lahiru Madushanka | Sri Lanka | (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 27 | Tharindu Ratnayake | Sri Lanka | (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 6 | Sachitha Jayathilake | Sri Lanka | (1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| | Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | (1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| | Ravindu Fernando | Sri Lanka | (1999-11-03)3 November 1999 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| | Shevon Daniel | Sri Lanka | (2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 46 | Jordan Cox | England | (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm offbreak | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| | Dilum Sudeera | Sri Lanka | (2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 47 | Paul van Meekeren | Netherlands | (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 50 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| | Pramod Madushan | Sri Lanka | (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 50 | Kalana Perera | Sri Lanka | (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 50 | Matthew Forde | West Indies | (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Mickey Arthur |
| Assistant coach | Avishka Gunawardane |
| Fielding coach | Ruvin Peiris |
| Bowling coach | Shaun Pollock |

## Teams and standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 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 |

## League stage

* Match 3 7 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 122/1 (15.4 overs) |
| Jordan Cox 43 (22) Mahesh Theekshana 3/20 (4 overs) | | Sadeera Samarawickrama 62* (44) Noor Ahmad 1/28 (3.4 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.
* Match 5 8 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 156/7 (20 overs) |
| Niroshan Dickwella 62 (41) Lahiru Kumara 4/36 (4 overs) | | Tom Abell 33 (22) Suranga Lakmal 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 9 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Niroshan Dickwella (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 8 11 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Jaffna Kings 240/4 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 189/8 (20 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 73 (35) Lahiru Kumara 2/56 (4 overs) | | Dasun Shanaka 44 (23) Binura Fernando 4/22 (4 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.
* Match 11 13 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 116 (14.2 overs) |
| Kamindu Mendis 58 (40) Chaturanga de Silva 1/26 (3 overs) | | Chaturanga de Silva 25 (15) Carlos Brathwaite 3/25 (3 overs) Chamindu Wijesinghe 3/25 (3 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 77 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 14 14 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 89 (13.5 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90/1 (11.3 overs) |
| Pramod Madushan 23* (26) Kasun Rajitha 5/22 (4 overs) | | Charith Asalanka 58* (36) Pramod Madushan 1/3 (2 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 9 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Kasun Rajitha (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 17 December 2022 15:00 (N) Scorecard
| Dambulla Aura 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Galle Gladiators 130 (19.4 overs) |
| Shevon Daniel 80 (55) Nuwan Pradeep 3/37 (3 overs) | | Lahiru Udara 32 (32) Pramod Madushan 3/17 (2.4 overs) |
* Dambulla Aura won by 48 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Jordan Cox (Dambulla Aura)
* Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 18 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
| Ashen Bandara 37 (31) Matthew Forde 2/16 (3 overs) | | Sikandar Raza 45 (33) Oshane Thomas 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 39 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Oshane Thomas (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 19 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 134/6 (14.2 overs) |
| Nuwanidu Fernando 63* (42) Matthew Forde 4/11 (4 overs) | | Matthew Forde 52 (30) Imad Wasim 2/32 (3.2 overs) |
* Dambulla Aura won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Matthew Forde (Dambulla Aura)
* Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.