Jaffna Kings

{{short description|Jaffna based franchise cricket team of the Lanka Premier League}}

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| nickname = Kings of The North

| league = Lanka Premier League

| captain = Charith Asalanka

| coach = Avishka Gunawardene

| city = Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

| colours = {{colorbox|0014A8}} Blue
{{colorbox|gold}} Gold

| owner = Subaskaran Allirajah (Lyca Group)

| founded = 2020: Jaffna Stallions
2021: Jaffna Kings

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| title1 = LPL

| title1wins = 4 (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)

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Jaffna Kings ({{Langx|ta|யாழ்ப்பாணம் கிங்ஸ்}}), formerly known as Jaffna Stallions, is a franchise cricket team which plays in the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Kings are the current title holder of the tournament.

The team was coached by former Sri Lankan captain Thilina Kandamby.{{cite web |last1=Sanyal |first1=S. |title=LPL 2020: The complete player lists for all Lanka Premier League franchises |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/lpl-2020-the-complete-player-lists-lanka-premier-league-franchises |website=Sportskeeda|access-date=23 October 2020|date=21 October 2020}} Thisara Perera was the team's captain for the first four seasons.{{cite web|date=19 October 2020|title=Cricket: Gayle, du Plessis, Afridi among marquee names picked in Lanka Premier League draft|url=https://scroll.in/field/976226/cricket-gayle-du-plessis-afridi-among-marquee-names-picked-in-lanka-premier-league-draft|access-date=23 October 2020|website=scroll.in}}

Franchise history

=2020 season=

The team was owned by a consortium consisting of Sri Lankans and Indians from all over the world including Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, and the USA.{{Cite web|last=Jaffna Stallions|date=19 November 2020|title=Jaffna Stallions Team Page|url=https://www.jaffnastallions.com/about-us/|website=Jaffna Stallions|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Arnold Anandan and Rahul Sood, creator of Microsoft Ventures M12, were leading the consortium of tech industry leaders from the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley.{{Cite web|date=19 November 2020|title=Founder of Microsoft Ventures Rahul Sood joins Jaffna Stallions as co-owner|url=https://www.lankabusinessonline.com/founder-of-microsoft-ventures-rahul-sood-joins-jaffna-stallions-as-co-owner/|access-date=19 November 2020|website=Lanka Business Online|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Jaffna Stallions cricket team a winner for Calgary-born co-founder Rahul Sood|url=https://www.nsnews.com/national-sports/jaffna-stallions-cricket-team-a-winner-for-calgary-born-co-founder-rahul-sood-3165108|access-date=7 January 2021|website=North Shore News|language=en}} Among others, Rahul Sood was cited as a tech leader from the Seattle area who is investing in cricket, where the Jaffna Stallions also announced a global education partnership with Code.org.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-12|title=Seattle tech leaders including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are investing in cricket teams|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/seattle-tech-leaders-including-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-investing-cricket-teams/|access-date=8 January 2021|website=GeekWire|language=en-US}} As part of their outreach to the country of Sri Lanka the Jaffna Stallions released a song in partnership with famous artists La Signore, aka Lahiru Perera, and Dinesh Gamage, the song contains lyrics in both Sinhalese and Tamil and it's now trending at the top of the charts in Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|title=La Signore ft Dinesh - Vaadaa Machan {{!}} வாடா மச்சான் (Jaffna Stallions Theme Song) - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fff1hiX2Dxs|access-date=8 January 2021|website=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|title=Jaffna Boys|url=https://jaffnastallions.hearnow.com/|access-date=8 January 2021|website=Jaffna Boys|language=en}}

On 16 December 2020, the team won the inaugural Lanka Premier League Championship.{{Cite web|title=Stallions win first ever LPL title|url=https://jaffnastallions.com/stallions-win-first-ever-lpl-title/|access-date=7 January 2021|website=Jaffna Stallions|language=en-US|archive-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031075012/https://jaffnastallions.com/stallions-win-first-ever-lpl-title/|url-status=dead}} The team captain Thisara Perera and Shoaib Malik both played pivotal roles in the win.{{Cite web|title=Shoaib Malik powers Jaffna Stallions to inaugural LPL title win|url=https://crickettimes.com/2020/12/shoaib-malik-powers-jaffna-stallions-to-inaugural-lpl-title-win/|access-date=7 January 2021|website=CricketTimes.com|language=en-US}}

=2021 season=

In July 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) terminated the franchise ahead of the 2021 Lanka Premier League due to financial issues.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118093/lpl-terminates-one-more-franchise |title=LPL terminates one more franchise |work=CricBuzz |access-date=8 July 2021}} In September 2021, the team changed its name to Jaffna Kings after Lyca Group took over the ownership.{{Cite web|title=Lyca Group Chairman Allirajah Subaskaran new owner of Jaffna Kings|url=https://www.ft.lk/sports/Lyca-Group-Chairman-Allirajah-Subaskaran-new-owner-of-Jaffna-Kings/23-723591|access-date=29 September 2021|website=DailyFT|language=en-gb}}

=2022 season=

=2023 season=

=2024 season=

=2025 season=

In April 2025, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that franchise owners Lyca Group had been terminated ahead of the 2025 Lanka Premier League due to their failure to fulfill the obligations of a team owner in the Lanka Premier League.{{cite news|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 May 2025|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2025-slc-terminates-jaffna-kings-and-colombo-strikers-1483588|title=SLC terminates Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers ahead of LPL 2025}}

Current squad

Sources: ESPNcricinfo,{{cite web |title=Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/lpl-2024-auction-matheesha-pathirana-isuru-udana-karim-janat-the-most-expensive-picks-1434638 |website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 May 2024}} ThePapare.com{{cite news |title=LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams |url=https://www.thepapare.com/lpl-2024-auction-full-squads-of-all-5-teams/ |access-date=22 May 2024 |work=ThePapare |date=21 May 2024}}
Players with international caps are listed in bold.

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style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|{{Tooltip\|No.\|Shirt number}} ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Name ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Nationality ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Date of birth (age) ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Batting style ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Bowling style ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Year signed ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Salary{{br}}({{US$}}) ! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"\|Notes
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" \| Batters
style="text-align:center;\| 28 \| Avishka Fernando \|{{cr\|SRI}} \| {{Birth date and age\|5 April 1998\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm medium-fast \| 2024 \| Direct signing \|
style="text-align:center;\| 18 \| Pathum Nissanka \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|18 May 1998\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| {{n/a}} \| 2024 \| 40,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 49 \| Alex Ross \|{{cr\|AUS}} \| {{Birth date and age\|17 April 1992\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm off break \| 2024 \| 20,000 \| Overseas
style="text-align:center;\| 32 \| Rilee Rossouw \|{{cr\|RSA}} \| {{Birth date and age\|9 October 1989\|df=y}} \| Left-handed \| Right-arm off break \| 2024 \| 60,000 \| Overseas
\| Ahan Wickramasinghe \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|2 September 2001\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| {{n/a}} \| 2024 \| 5,000 \|
colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" \| All-rounders
style="text-align:center;\| 97 \| Fabian Allen \|{{cr\|WIN}} \| {{Birth date and age\|7 May 1995\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Slow left-arm orthodox \|2024 \| 32,000 \| Overseas
style="text-align:center" \| 72 \|Charith Asalanka \|{{cr\|SL}} \|{{Birth date and age\|29 June 1997\|df=y}} \|Left-handed \|Right-arm off break \|2023 \| Retained \| Captain
style="text-align:center;\| 75 \| Dhananjaya de Silva \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|6 September 1991\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm off break \| 2024 \| 50,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 77 \| Azmatullah Omarzai \|{{cr\|AFG}} \| {{Birth date and age\|24 March 2000\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm medium-fast \| 2024 \| Direct signing \| Overseas
\| Wanuja Sahan \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|17 June 2003\|df=y}} \| Left-handed \| Slow left-arm orthodox \| 2024 \| 10,000 \|
\| Lahiru Samarakoon \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|3 March 1997\|df=y}} \| Left-handed \| Right-arm fast-medium \| 2024 \| 13,000 \|
colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" \| Wicket-keepers
\|Nishan Madushka \|{{cr\|SL}} \|{{Birth date and age\|10 September 1999\|df=y}} \|Right-handed \|{{n/a}} \| 2024 \| 10,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 13 \| Kusal Mendis \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|2 February 1995\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm leg break \| 2024 \| Direct signing \|
\| Vishad Randika \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|2 September 1997\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm off break \| 2024 \| 5,000 \|
colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" \| Spin bowlers
\| Murvin Abinash \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|18 June 2000\|df=y}} \| Left-handed \| Right-arm off break \| 2024 \| 5,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 15 \| Tabraiz Shamsi \|{{cr\|SA}} \| {{Birth date and age\|18 February 1990\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Left-arm unorthodox spin \| 2024 \| Direct signing \| Overseas
\| Theesan Vithushan \|{{cr\|SL}} \|{{Birth date and age\|2 May 2001\|df=y}} \|Right-handed \|Slow left-arm orthodox \| 2024 \| 5,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 26 \|Vijayakanth Viyaskanth \|{{cr\|SL}} \|{{Birth date and age\|5 December 2001\|df=y}} \|Right-handed \|Right-arm leg break \| 2023 \| Retained \|
colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" \| Pace bowlers
style="text-align:center;\| 65 \| Jason Behrendorff \|{{cr\|AUS}} \| {{Birth date and age\|20 April 1990\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Left-arm fast-medium \|2024 \| 50,000 \| Overseas
style="text-align:center;\| \| Asitha Fernando \|{{cr\|SL}} \|{{Birth date and age\|31 July 1997\|df=y}} \|Right-handed \|Right-arm medium-fast \|2024 \| 40,000 \|
style="text-align:center;\| 40 \| Pramod Madushan \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|14 December 1993\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm medium-fast \|2024 \| 20,000 \|
\| Eshan Malinga \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|4 February 2001\|df=y}} \| Left-handed \| Right-arm fast-medium \|2024 \| 13,000 \|
\| Arul Pragasam \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|6 November 1993\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm medium \|2024 \| 5,000 \|
\| Nisala Tharaka \|{{cr\|SL}} \| {{Birth date and age\|20 April 1991\|df=y}} \| Right-handed \| Right-arm medium-fast \|2024 \| 5,000 \|

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! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Name

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Nationality

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Batting style

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Bowling style

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Year signed

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Salary{{br}}({{US$}})

! style="background:#0014A8; color:gold; text-align:center;"|Notes

colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Batters

style="text-align:center;| 28

| Avishka Fernando

|{{cr|SRI}}

| {{Birth date and age|5 April 1998|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm medium-fast

| 2024

| Direct signing

style="text-align:center;| 18

| Pathum Nissanka

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|18 May 1998|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| {{n/a}}

| 2024

| 40,000

style="text-align:center;| 49

| Alex Ross

|{{cr|AUS}}

| {{Birth date and age|17 April 1992|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm off break

| 2024

| 20,000

| Overseas

style="text-align:center;| 32

| Rilee Rossouw

|{{cr|RSA}}

| {{Birth date and age|9 October 1989|df=y}}

| Left-handed

| Right-arm off break

| 2024

| 60,000

| Overseas

| Ahan Wickramasinghe

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|2 September 2001|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| {{n/a}}

| 2024

| 5,000

colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | All-rounders

style="text-align:center;| 97

| Fabian Allen

|{{cr|WIN}}

| {{Birth date and age|7 May 1995|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Slow left-arm orthodox

|2024

| 32,000

| Overseas

style="text-align:center" | 72

|Charith Asalanka

|{{cr|SL}}

|{{Birth date and age|29 June 1997|df=y}}

|Left-handed

|Right-arm off break

|2023

| Retained

| Captain

style="text-align:center;| 75

| Dhananjaya de Silva

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|6 September 1991|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm off break

| 2024

| 50,000

style="text-align:center;| 77

| Azmatullah Omarzai

|{{cr|AFG}}

| {{Birth date and age|24 March 2000|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm medium-fast

| 2024

| Direct signing

| Overseas

| Wanuja Sahan

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|17 June 2003|df=y}}

| Left-handed

| Slow left-arm orthodox

| 2024

| 10,000

| Lahiru Samarakoon

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|3 March 1997|df=y}}

| Left-handed

| Right-arm fast-medium

| 2024

| 13,000

colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Wicket-keepers

|Nishan Madushka

|{{cr|SL}}

|{{Birth date and age|10 September 1999|df=y}}

|Right-handed

|{{n/a}}

| 2024

| 10,000

style="text-align:center;| 13

| Kusal Mendis

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|2 February 1995|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm leg break

| 2024

| Direct signing

| Vishad Randika

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|2 September 1997|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm off break

| 2024

| 5,000

colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Spin bowlers

| Murvin Abinash

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|18 June 2000|df=y}}

| Left-handed

| Right-arm off break

| 2024

| 5,000

style="text-align:center;| 15

| Tabraiz Shamsi

|{{cr|SA}}

| {{Birth date and age|18 February 1990|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Left-arm unorthodox spin

| 2024

| Direct signing

| Overseas

| Theesan Vithushan

|{{cr|SL}}

|{{Birth date and age|2 May 2001|df=y}}

|Right-handed

|Slow left-arm orthodox

| 2024

| 5,000

style="text-align:center;| 26

|Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

|{{cr|SL}}

|{{Birth date and age|5 December 2001|df=y}}

|Right-handed

|Right-arm leg break

| 2023

| Retained

colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Pace bowlers

style="text-align:center;| 65

| Jason Behrendorff

|{{cr|AUS}}

| {{Birth date and age|20 April 1990|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Left-arm fast-medium

|2024

| 50,000

| Overseas

style="text-align:center;|

| Asitha Fernando

|{{cr|SL}}

|{{Birth date and age|31 July 1997|df=y}}

|Right-handed

|Right-arm medium-fast

|2024

| 40,000

style="text-align:center;| 40

| Pramod Madushan

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|14 December 1993|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm medium-fast

|2024

| 20,000

| Eshan Malinga

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|4 February 2001|df=y}}

| Left-handed

| Right-arm fast-medium

|2024

| 13,000

| Arul Pragasam

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|6 November 1993|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm medium

|2024

| 5,000

| Nisala Tharaka

|{{cr|SL}}

| {{Birth date and age|20 April 1991|df=y}}

| Right-handed

| Right-arm medium-fast

|2024

| 5,000

Administration and support staff

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Position !Name
Director \| Ganeshan Vaheesan
Manager \| Charinda Fernando
Head coach \| Avishka Gunawardene
Assistant coach \| Mario Villavarayan
Assistant coach \| Hemang Badani
Batting coach \| Jehan Mubarak
Bowling coach \| Sachith Pathirana
Fielding coach \| Vimukthi Deshapriya

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Position

!Name

Director

| Ganeshan Vaheesan

Manager

| Charinda Fernando

Head coach

| Avishka Gunawardene

Assistant coach

Assistant coach

Batting coach

Bowling coach

Fielding coach

| Vimukthi Deshapriya

Seasons

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text-align:center;\| !Year !League table standing !Final standing
2020 \| 3rd out of 5 \| style="background: gold;"\|Champions
2021 \| 1st out of 5 \| style="background: gold;"\|Champions
2022 \| 2nd out of 5 \| style="background: gold;"\|Champions
2023 \|4th out of 5 \|Playoffs
2024 \|2nd out of 5 \| style="background: gold;"\|Champions

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!Year

!League table standing

!Final standing

2020

| 3rd out of 5

| style="background: gold;"|Champions

2021

| 1st out of 5

| style="background: gold;"|Champions

2022

| 2nd out of 5

| style="background: gold;"|Champions

2023

|4th out of 5

|Playoffs

2024

|2nd out of 5

| style="background: gold;"|Champions

Statistics

=By season=

Year !Matches !Wins !Losses !No result !Win% !Position !Summary
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2020	10	6	3	1	67.00	3/5	bgcolor="gold" \|Champions
2021	11	8	3	0	72.72	1/5	bgcolor="gold" \|Champions
2022	10	8	2	0	80.00	2/5	bgcolor="gold" \|Champions
2023	9	3	6	0	33.33	4/5	bgcolor="lightgreen" \|Eliminator
2024	11	7	4	0	63.63	2/5	bgcolor="gold" \|Champions
Total	51	32	18	1	62.74

Source: ESPNcricinfo{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=865;type=trophy|title=Lanka Premier League Cricket Team and Records {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=8 January 2021}}

= Individual records =

== Captains ==

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!No.

!Player

!From

!To

!{{Tooltip|Mat|No. of Matches as Captain}}

!Won

!Lost

!Tied

!{{Tooltip|NR|No result}}

!{{Tooltip|Win%|Win percentage}}

|style="text-align:left;|Thisara Perera

|2020

|2023

|45

|28

|16

|61.64

|style="text-align:left;|Charith Asalanka

|2024

|present

|11

|63.63

==Most runs==

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Runs !Player !Seasons
1300 \| Avishka Fernando \|\| 2020–2022; 2024
674 \| Shoaib Malik \|\| 2020–2023
640 \| Thisara Perera \|\| 2020–2023
607 \| Rahmanullah Gurbaz \|\| 2021–2023
389 \| Rilee Rossouw \|\| 2024

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Runs

!Player

!Seasons

1300

| Avishka Fernando || 2020–2022; 2024

674

| Shoaib Malik || 2020–2023

640

| Thisara Perera || 2020–2023

607

| Rahmanullah Gurbaz || 2021–2023

389

| Rilee Rossouw || 2024

Source: CricInfo{{cite news |title= Most career runs |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6&id=6784&type=team|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2020}}

==Highest individual score==

Runs !Player !Opposition !Venue !Date
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100 \| Avishka Fernando	Dambulla Giants	rowspan=3\|Hambantota	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|21}}
97* \| Thisara Perera	Dambulla Viiking	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|November\|30}}
92* \| Avishka Fernando	Galle Gladiators	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|November\|27}}
92 \| Tom Kohler-Cadmore	Colombo Stars	Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|16}}
84 \| Avishka Fernando	Galle Gladiators	Hambantota	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|December\|03}}

Source: CricInfo{{cite news |title=Highest individual score |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=6&id=6784&type=team|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2020}}

==Most career wickets==

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Wickets !Player !Seasons
33 \| Maheesh Theekshana	2020–2023
28 \| Wanindu Hasaranga	2020–2021
22 \| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	2020–2023
16 \| Dunith Wellalage	2022–2023
15 \| colspan=2\|Multiple players

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Wickets

!Player

!Seasons

| Maheesh Theekshana

2020–2023

| Wanindu Hasaranga

2020–2021

| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

2020–2023

| Dunith Wellalage

2022–2023

| colspan=2|Multiple players

Source: CricInfo{{cite news |title=Most career wickets |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6&id=6784&type=team|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2020}}

==Best figures in an innings==

Figures !Player !Opposition !Venue !Date
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4/10 \| Dunith Wellalage	Galle Titans	Pallekele	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|August\|04}}
4/13 \| Jayden Seales	Colombo Stars	rowspan=2\|Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|16}}
4/16 \| Chathuranga de Silva	Dambulla Giants	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|13}}
4/22 \| Binura Fernando	Dambulla Aura	Pallekele	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2022\|December\|11}}
4/25 \| Maheesh Theekshana	Colombo Stars	Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|10}}

Source: CricInfo{{cite news |title= Best bowling figures in an innings |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=6&id=6784&type=team |access-date=20 October 2020}}

Team identity

=Anthem=

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Year !Anthem !Artist(s)
2020 \|Vaadaa Machan \|Lahiru Perera, Dinesh Gamage
2022 \|Adidaa Macha \|Hana Shafa, Satheeshan, Krish Manoj

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Year

!Anthem

!Artist(s)

2020

|Vaadaa Machan

|Lahiru Perera, Dinesh Gamage

2022

|Adidaa Macha

|Hana Shafa, Satheeshan, Krish Manoj

=Kit manufacturers and sponsors=

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Year ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor (front) ! Shirt sponsor (back) ! Chest branding ! Sleeve branding
2020 \|rowspan=5\| \|Jura Trading \|BBK Partnership \|Code.org \|Zestige, Pro You™
2021 \|Lyca Mobile \|Cycle Incense \|NLB \|Cycle Incense
2022 \| colspan=2\| SkyExch \|{{NA}} \|Lyca Mobile
2023 \|1xBet \|Wolf777 \|Batbricks7 \|SBC TV, Lyca Mobile
2024 \|MelBat \|MGlion News \|{{NA}} \|Monara TV, Jumbo365

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Year

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor (front)

! Shirt sponsor (back)

! Chest branding

! Sleeve branding

2020

|rowspan=5|

|Jura Trading

|BBK Partnership

|Code.org

|Zestige, Pro You™

2021

|Lyca Mobile

|Cycle Incense

|NLB

|Cycle Incense

2022

| colspan=2| SkyExch

|{{NA}}

|Lyca Mobile

2023

|1xBet

|Wolf777

|Batbricks7

|SBC TV, Lyca Mobile

2024

|MelBat

|MGlion News

|{{NA}}

|Monara TV, Jumbo365

Honours

=League=

Lanka Premier League
Champions (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

References

Category:2020 establishments in Sri Lanka

Category:Cricket clubs established in 2020

Category:Lanka Premier League teams

Category:Jaffna Kings

Category:Lyca Productions

Runs !Player !Opposition !Venue !Date
class="wikitable"
100 \| Avishka Fernando	Dambulla Giants	rowspan=3\|Hambantota	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|21}}
97* \| Thisara Perera	Dambulla Viiking	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|November\|30}}
92* \| Avishka Fernando	Galle Gladiators	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|November\|27}}
92 \| Tom Kohler-Cadmore	Colombo Stars	Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|16}}
84 \| Avishka Fernando	Galle Gladiators	Hambantota	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2020\|December\|03}}

Figures !Player !Opposition !Venue !Date
class="wikitable"
4/10 \| Dunith Wellalage	Galle Titans	Pallekele	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2023\|August\|04}}
4/13 \| Jayden Seales	Colombo Stars	rowspan=2\|Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|16}}
4/16 \| Chathuranga de Silva	Dambulla Giants	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|13}}
4/22 \| Binura Fernando	Dambulla Aura	Pallekele	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2022\|December\|11}}
4/25 \| Maheesh Theekshana	Colombo Stars	Colombo	{{dts\|format=dmy\|2021\|December\|10}}