Colombo Commandos

Colombo Commandos
One-day name: Colombo Commandos
Captain: Milinda Siriwardene
Founded: Western Province
1990-1991
Basnahira South
1992-2010
Basnahira
2011
Home ground: R. Premadasa Stadium, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground & Tyronne Fernando Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
First-class debut: vs Galle[1]
IP T20 wins: 1
Official website: Sri Lanka Cricket

Colombo Commandos cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly three districts of Western Province, Sri Lanka, the Colombo District, the Gampaha District and the Kalutara district, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was divided in to two halves as Basnahira North and Basnahira South, which was combined in this season as Colombo Commandos. 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 home matches in Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground and Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa.[2] Milinda Siriwardene is the captain of the side.[3] Shehan Jayasuriya, Shaminda Eranga and Niroshan Dickwella are some of the other notable current Test cricketers and Limited overs cricketers in the national side.

Colombo Commandos won the 2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament by defeating Galle Guardians in the final.

Current squad

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

Colombo Commandos current squad
Players Coaches
Nat. Name Age Pos. Bat st. Bowl st.
Sri Lanka
Milinda Siriwardene (c)
30
All-rounder
LHB
LO
Sri Lanka
Dhananjaya de Silva
24
Batsman
RHB
LOS
Sri Lanka
Niroshan Dickwella
22
Wicket-keeper Batsman
LHB
Sri Lanka
Shaminda Eranga
29
Bolwer
RHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Vishwa Fernando
24
All-rounder
RHB
LMF
Sri Lanka
Upul Indrasiri
33
Bowler
LHB
LO
Sri Lanka
Shehan Jayasuriya
24
All-rounder
LHB
ROS
Sri Lanka
Shehen Jayawardene
32
All-rounder
RHB
RFM
Sri Lanka
Lahiru Madushanka
23
All-rounder
RHB
RFM
Sri Lanka
Ramesh Mendis
20
All-rounder
RHB
ROS
Sri Lanka
Nadeera Nawela
31
Batsman
RHB
RFM
Sri Lanka
Rashmika Opatha
18
All-rounder
RHB
ROS
Sri Lanka
Kasun Rajitha
22
All-rounder
RHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Ramith Rambukwella
24
Opening bastman
LHB
ROS
Sri Lanka
Lasanda Rukmal
25
All-rounder
RHB
RMF
Sri Lanka
Sadeera Samarawickrama
20
Wicket-keeper
RHB
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka
24
All-rounder
RHB
RMF

References

  1. "Colombo Commandos v Galle Guardians". 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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