Ruhuna cricket team
One Day name | Ruhuna elevens |
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Personnel | |
Captain | 2011) |
Official website | Sri Lanka Cricket |
Ruhuna cricket team was one of the five provincial
Ruhuna cricket team had participated every tournament since the inauguration of the tournament since 1990. Despite the team having been represented by many formidable international, national cricketers the team still to win a title in the Inter-Provincial tournament. Ruhuna was beaten by Wayamba cricket team in 2007–08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 by 31 runs in the finals,
In the 2009
Name
From the inauguration of the
History
Early years (1990–2000)
In the first first-class Inter-provincial tournament, which was called the 1990 Singer Inter-Provincial Trophy, Ruhuna, then called Southern Province, captained by Upul Sumathipala, had come third out of the four provinces, losing one out of three of their matches and finishing the tournament with 10.1 points. Western Province went on to win the tournament, not losing a game.[10]
Establishment of Twenty20 (2000–2010)
With the establishment of
2010–present
Grounds and Sponsorship
Location | Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka |
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Opened | 1876 |
Tenants | |
Ruhuna cricket team (1990–present) |
Hirdaramani, one of Sri Lanka's apparel industrial companies is the team sponsor.[12]
Players
Sanath Jayasuriya, one of the most experienced players in the contemporary international cricket is the captain of the team.[13] Number of Southern province-born cricketers present the team such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Champaka Ramanayake, Lasith Malinga and Upul Tharanga. The top 75 players from the Premier Limited Overs Tournament selected for the Inter-Provincial tournament.[14]
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
4 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 24 October 1991 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
6 | Mahela Udawatte | 19 July 1986 | Left-handed | Right arm off break |
Captain | |
21 | Amal Athulathmudali | 21 January 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
? | Yashodha Lanka | 1 October 1992 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
5 | Tillakaratne Sampath | 23 June 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
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7 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 30 June 1969 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
9 | Chinthaka Perera | 14 February 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
14 | Shalika Karunanayake | 14 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
23 | Janaka Gunaratne | 14 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
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34 | Milinda Siriwardana | 4 December 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
69 | Arosh Janoda | 11 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
8 | Kusal Perera | 17 August 1990 | Left-handed | |||
17 | Dinesh Chandimal | 18 November 1989 | Right-handed | – | ||
44 | Upul Tharanga | 2 February 1985 | Left-handed | – | ||
Bowlers | ||||||
2 | Omesh Wijesiriwardene | 10 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
24 | Shihan Kamileen | 30 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
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28 | Alankara Silva |
4 April 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
Source: Ruhuna
Notable players
The following is a list of players who have represented both Ruhuna and
Honours
Domestic
First Class
List A
Twenty20
- Inter-Provincial Twenty20: 1
- 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20
References
- ^ "Singer Inter-Provincial Trophy, 1990". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Wayamba v Ruhuna". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "'Jayasuriya's experience will be useful': Cricketnext". cricketnext.in.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (16 March 2009). "Wayamba and Basnahira North qualify for final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Basnahira South v Ruhuna". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Dhambarage, Chris (5 April 2009). "Basnahira South-Wayamba final". Sunday Observer. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (5 April 2009). "Udana stars in Wayamba's title win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Ruhuna and its past". ruh.ac.lk. University of Ruhuna. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Tournaments in Sri Lanka". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "SL: Singer Trophy 1989/90 – Final Points Table".
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Wayamba vs Ruhuna Final 2007/08 – Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Sri Lanka Domestic Season". planetcricket.net. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Ruhuna Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Silva, Revata S. (25 March 2009). "SLC Inter-Provincial T-20 – 2008/09 Top ninety players in bang-bang cricket". The Island. Upali Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Southern Province v North Western Province". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2009.