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 2015–16 season as of 26 January 2016.^[3]

Hambantota Troopers current squad
Players	Coaches
Nat. Name Age Pos. Bat st. Bowl st. Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) 39 All-rounder RHB ROS Binura Fernando 20 Bowler RHB LMF Lahiru Gamage 27 Batsman LHB RMF Angelo Jayasinghe 22 Bowler RHB LB Dimuth Karunaratne 27 Batsman LHB RMF Jehan Mubarak 35 Bowler LHB ROB Sachith Pathirana 26 All-rounder LHB LO Dilruwan Perera 33 All-rounder RHB OB Seekkuge Prasanna 30 All-rounder RHB RLB Ashan Priyanjan 26 All-rounder RHB OB Malinda Pushpakumara 28 Batsman RHB LO Denuwan Rajakaruna 25 Wicket-keeper RHB Lakshitha Rodrigo 18 Wicket-keeper RHB Lakshan Sandakan 24 Al-rounder RHB LUO Alankara Asanka Silva 30 All-rounder RHB OB Andy Solomons 28 Bowler RHB RMF Thilan Thushara 34 All-rounder LHB LMF 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. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2015/16". cricinfo.org. Cricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.