Ruhuna Royals

Ruhuna Royals

Captain:	Lasith Malinga
Coach:	Waqar Younis
City:	Southern Province
Colors:	Orange      Purple      Gold
Owner:	Pearl Overseas Limited
Founded:	2012
Dissolved:	2012
Home ground:	Mahinda Rajapaksha International Stadium
Capacity:	35,000
SLPL wins:	none

Ruhuna Royals was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Southern Province. Pearl Overseas Limited purchased the team for $4.6 million in 2012. They was owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated.^[1]

History

Star Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi joined the franchise for the 2012 season after leaving Nagenahira Nagas for low payments. Pakistani fast-bowling legend Waqar Younis joined as the head coach of the franchise.

Home ground

Galle International Stadium is a Cricket Stadium in Golden Galle It would be one of oldest venue in world cricket. Capacity 50,000 & beauty of sea & Odd Galle fort as well & Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup and hosted two matches, the first being Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20 February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 34,300 people. The stadium won't be able host any matches for the 2012 edition of the SLPL as it is being renovated up to a capacity of 60,000 for the upcoming 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

Current squad

Coach: Waqar Younis^[2]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Chamara Silva		14 December 1979	Right-handed	leg break
8	Ramith Rambukwella		8 September 1991	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
11	Aaron Finch		17 November 1986	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
29	Daniel Harris		31 December 1979	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
66	Lahiru Thirimanne		8 September 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
–	Nasir Jamshed		6 December 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Mohammad Ashraful		7 July 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
–	Richard Levi		14 January 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
4	Dilruwan Perera		22 July 1982	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
10	Shahid Afridi		1 March 1980	Right-handed	leg break googly
14	Shalika Karunanayake		14 February 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
55	Gihan Rupasinghe		5 March 1986	Left-handed	leg break
–	Shanuka Dissanayake		10 May 1977	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
–	Nathan McCullum		1 September 1980	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
–	Ryan McLaren		9 February 1983	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
–	Gayan Wijekoon		21 December 1976	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
59	Prasanna Jayawardene		9 October 1979	Right-handed
–	Denuwan Rajakaruna		30 September 1990	Right-handed
Bowlers
44	Dhananjaya de Silva		6 September 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
47	Wahab Riaz		28 June 1985	Right-handed	Left-arm fast
75	Jerome Taylor		22 June 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
77	Tharanga Lakshitha		30 April 1982	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
99	Lasith Malinga		28 August 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Captain
–	Ryan Harris		11 October 1979	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
–	Chaminda Vidanapathirana		25 January 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Kasun Madushanka		16 July 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Malinga Bandara		31 December 1979	Right-handed	leg break
–	Imran Khan		10 May 1992	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium

References

1. "Indian companies among SLPL-franchise owners". CricInfo. ESPN. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. "Waqar joins Afridi as head coach of Ruhuna". Cricket.Org.PK. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

External links

• Team site on ESPN CricInfo