Hambantota Troopers

Hambantota Troopers
One-day name: Hambantota Troopers
Captain: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Home ground: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 33,000
First-class debut: vs Kandy[1]
IP T20 wins: none
Official website: Sri Lanka Cricket

Hambantota Troopers cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly Hambantota District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to Southern Express and Ruhuna Reds, where part of them was combined in this season as Hambantota Troopers. The cricket team's first participation came during the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2016 season which was known as Super T20 Provincial Tournament.

The team plays their matches in Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium, despite its home ground is MRIC Stadium.[2] Tillakaratne Dilshan is the captain of the side.[3] Besides, the captain Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jehan Mubarak, Thilan Thushara and Dilruwan Perera are some of the other notable current Test cricketers and Limited overs cricketers in the national side.

Current squad

The squad for the 201516 season as of 26 January 2016.[3]

Hambantota Troopers current squad
Players Coaches
Nat. Name Age Pos. Bat st. Bowl st.
Sri Lanka
Tillakaratne Dilshan (c)
39
All-rounder
RHB
ROS
Sri Lanka
Binura Fernando
20
Bowler
RHB
LMF
Sri Lanka
Lahiru Gamage
27
Batsman
LHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Angelo Jayasinghe
22
Bowler
RHB
LB
Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne
27
Batsman
LHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Jehan Mubarak
35
Bowler
LHB
ROB
Sri Lanka
Sachith Pathirana
26
All-rounder
LHB
LO
Sri Lanka
Dilruwan Perera
33
All-rounder
RHB
OB
Sri Lanka
Seekkuge Prasanna
30
All-rounder
RHB
RLB
Sri Lanka
Ashan Priyanjan
26
All-rounder
RHB
OB
Sri Lanka
Malinda Pushpakumara
28
Batsman
RHB
LO
Sri Lanka
Denuwan Rajakaruna
25
Wicket-keeper
RHB
Sri Lanka
Lakshitha Rodrigo
18
Wicket-keeper
RHB
Sri Lanka
Lakshan Sandakan
24
Al-rounder
RHB
LUO
Sri Lanka
Alankara Asanka Silva
30
All-rounder
RHB
OB
Sri Lanka
Andy Solomons
28
Bowler
RHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Thilan Thushara
34
All-rounder
LHB
LMF
Sri Lanka
Sandun Weerakkody
22
Wicket-keeper
LHB

References

  1. "Hambantota Troopers v Kandy Crusaders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. "Sri Lanka Domestic Season". planetcricket.net. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. 1 2 "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2015/16". cricinfo.org. Cricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
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