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Galle Marvels
2024 season
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. The team is based in Galle, South Province, Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Niroshan Dickwella and coached by Graham Ford.[1]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary
(US$) 		Notes
Batters
33 Lasith Croospulle Sri Lanka (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) 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
54 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 20) 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
Wicket-keepers
48 Niroshan Dickwella Sri Lanka (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31) Left handed — 2024 Direct signing Captain
43 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 26) Left handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000
17 Janith Liyanage Sri Lanka (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 36,000
Kavindu Nadeeshan Sri Lanka (2001-08-31) 31 August 2001 (age 23) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 5,000
29 Dwaine Pretorius South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 30,000 Overseas
50 Malsha Tharupathi Sri Lanka (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 25,000
17 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 24) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 5,000
14 Sean Williams Zimbabwe (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38) Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 20,000 Overseas
Spin bowlers
77 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
88 Mujeeb Ur Rahman Afghanistan (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 50,000 Overseas
61 Maheesh Theekshana Sri Lanka (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 Direct signing Local Icon Player; Vice Captain
46 Jeffrey Vandersay Sri Lanka (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 30,000
Pace bowlers
19 Zahoor Khan United Arab Emirates (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000 Overseas
8 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

Season standing

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League table

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The top four teams qualified for the play-offs

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

Matches

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  denotes the winning team.
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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
Mentor Sanath Jayasuriya
Assistant Coach Chamara Kapugedera
Bowling and Fielding Coach Anton Roux
Physiotherapist Dr. Dulan Kodikara
Trainer Chandula Liyanage
Senior Performance Analyst AR Srikkanth
Company Manager Tarun Kumar Gunja

References

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  1. ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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