Kandy Crusaders

Kandy Crusaders
One-day name:	Kandy Crusaders
Captain:	Lahiru Thirimanne
Home ground:	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
First-class debut:	vs Hambantota[1]
IP T20 wins:	none
Official website:	Sri Lanka Cricket

Kandy Crusaders cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly three districts of Central Province, Sri Lanka, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to Kandurata Maroons, where part of them was combined in this season as Kandy Crusaders. 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, though the home ground is Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.^[2] Lahiru Thirimanne is the captain of the side.^[3] Dilhara Fernando, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal and Sachithra Senanayake 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]

Kandy Crusaders current squad
Players	Coaches
Nat. Name Age Pos. Bat st. Bowl st. Lahiru Thirimanne (c) 26 Batsman LHB LMF Lasith Ambuldeniya Bowler LHB LO Minod Bhanuka 20 Opening Batsman LHB Akila Dananjaya 22 Bowler LHB ROB Dilhara Fernando 36 Bowler RHB RF Anuk Fernando 20 All-rounder LHB RMF Danushka Gunathilaka 24 All-rounder LHB RMF Saliya Saman 30 All-rounder RHB RMF Suranga Lakmal 28 Bowler RHB RMF Jeevan Mendis 33 All-rounder LHB LB Angelo Perera 25 All-rounder RHB LO Thisara Perera 26 All-rounder LHB RMF Chathura Randunu 31 All-rounder LHB LO Manoj Sarathchandra 22 Wicket-keeper RHB Sachithra Senanayake 30 All-rounder RHB ROB

References

1. "Kandy Crusaders v Hambantota Troopers". 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.