Hambantota Troopers

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.

Hambantota Troopers
One Day nameHambantota Troopers
Personnel
CaptainTillakaratne Dilshan
Team information
Home groundMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Capacity33,000
History
First-class debutvs Kandy[1]
IP T20 winsnone
Official websiteSri Lanka Cricket

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
PlayersCoaches
Nat.NameAgePos.Bat st.Bowl st.
Tillakaratne Dilshan (c)39All-rounderRHBROS
Binura Fernando20BowlerRHBLMF
Lahiru Gamage27BatsmanLHBRMF
Angelo Jayasinghe22BowlerRHBLB
Dimuth Karunaratne27BatsmanLHBRMF
Jehan Mubarak35BowlerLHBROB
Sachith Pathirana26All-rounderLHBLO
Dilruwan Perera33All-rounderRHBOB
Seekkuge Prasanna30All-rounderRHBRLB
Ashan Priyanjan26All-rounderRHBOB
Malinda Pushpakumara28BatsmanRHBLO
Denuwan Rajakaruna25Wicket-keeperRHB
Lakshitha Rodrigo18Wicket-keeperRHB
Lakshan Sandakan24Al-rounderRHBLUO
Alankara Asanka Silva30All-rounderRHBOB
Andy Solomons28BowlerRHBRMF
Thilan Thushara34All-rounderLHBLMF
Sandun Weerakkody22Wicket-keeperLHB

References
  1. "Hambantota Troopers v Kandy Crusaders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Sri Lanka Domestic Season". planetcricket.net. 22 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2015/16". cricinfo.org. Cricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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