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