The Dambulla Sixers (DS) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team was based in Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In May 2024, Dambulla Aura changed their name to Dambulla Sixers after having new owners. In 2024 Dambulla team changed their name to Dambulla Sixers. The team was captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Rangana Herath.
Squad Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com, Newswire.com Players with international caps are listed in bold Ages of the first match of the season
No.NameDate of birthBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalary (US$)Notes Batters80Mark ChapmanLeft handedSlow left-arm orthodox2024Direct signingOverseasNuwanidu FernandoRight handedRight-arm off break202434,00017Reeza HendricksRight handedRight-arm off break2024Direct signingOverseas77Towhid HridoyRight handedRight-arm off break2024Direct signingOverseas18Ibrahim ZadranRight handedRight-arm medium-fast2024Direct signingOverseas Wicket-keepers55Kusal Janith PereraLeft handed2024Direct signingRanesh SilvaRight handed20245,000Lahiru UdaraRight handed202414,000 All-rounders4Akila DananjayaLeft handedRight-arm off break, Right-arm leg break202420,000Sonal DinushaLeft handedSlow left-arm orthodox20246,00070Danushka GunathilakaLeft handedRight-arm off break202422,00034Dushan HemanthaRight handedRight-arm leg break2023RetainedSachitha JayathilakeRight handed Right-arm leg break2024Direct signingLahiru MadushankaRight handedRight-arm fast-medium202420,0007Mohammad NabiRight handedRight-arm off break2024Direct signingOverseas; CaptainNimesh VimukthiLeft handed Slow left-arm orthodox2024Direct signingChamindu WickramasingheLeft handed Right-arm medium2024Direct signing Spin bowlers92Praveen JayawickramaRight handed Slow left-arm orthodox2023Retained Pace bowlers98Dilshan MadushankaRight handed Left-arm fast-medium2024Direct signingAsanka ManojRight handed Right-arm fast-medium2024Direct signing63Nuwan PradeepRight handed Right-arm fast-medium202436,00090Mustafizur RahmanLeft handed Left-arm fast-medium2024Direct signingOverseas53Nuwan ThusharaRight handed Right-arm medium-fast2024Direct signing
Administration and support staff PositionNameHead CoachGraham FordMentorSanath JayasuriyaAssistant CoachChamara KapugederaBowling and Fielding Coach Anton RouxPhysiotherapistDr. Dulan KodikaraTrainer Chandula Liyanage Senior Performance Analyst AR SrikkanthCompany Manager Tarun Kumar Gunja
Season standing League table
Matches + denotes the winning team. denotes the losing team. Date Match No. Opponent Toss Result Man of the match NotesGroup stage1 July1Kandy FalconsFalcons elected to field.Falcons won by 6 wicketsDasun Shanaka (KF)3 July4Jaffna KingsKings elected to bowl.Kings won by 4 wicketsAvishka Fernando (JK)6 July8Jaffna KingsSixers elected to field.Kings won by 30 runsPathum Nissanka (JK)7 July10Colombo StrikersSixers elected to field.Sixers won by 8 wicketsKusal Perera (DS)9 July12Galle MarvelsMarvels elected to field.Sixers won by 25 runsChamindu Wickramasinghe (DS)14 July16Galle MarvelsSixers elected to fieldMarvels won by super overMaheesh Theekshana (GM)15 July18Kandy FalconsSixers elected to field.Falcons won by 54 runsWanindu Hasaranga (KF)16 July20Colombo StrikersStrikers elected to field.Sixers won by 28 runsMohammad Nabi (DS)
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