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'''Kandurata cricket team''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[First-class cricket|first class]] cricket team based in [[Kandy]], that represents [[Central Province, Sri Lanka|Central Province]]. Kandurata team competes all three provincial tournaments:the first class cricket competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament]], the [[List A]] cricket competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament]] and the [[Twenty20]] competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial Twenty20]].
'''Kandurata cricket team''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[First-class cricket|first class]] cricket team based in [[Kandy]], that represents [[Central Province, Sri Lanka|Central Province]]. Kandurata team competes all three provincial tournaments:the first class cricket competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament]], the [[List A]] cricket competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament]] and the [[Twenty20]] competition known as the [[Inter-Provincial Twenty20]].


Kandurata reached the Finals of 2007/08 Inter-provincial Limited overs tournament having won their all round robin matches. But unfortunately the game washed out due to the rain.<ref name="finals">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330858.html|title=Teams share trophy as rain ruins final|last=Thawfeeq|first=Sa'adi|date=January 14, 2008|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref> In the 2009 Inter-provincial tournament Kandurata was defeated by Basnahira North by one inning and 16 runs.Web Site Link - http://slplt20.co/<ref name="dailynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/02/16/spo03.asp|title=Basnahira North in innings win over Kandurata|date=16 february, 2009 |publisher=Daily News|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref>
Kandurata reached the Finals of 2007/08 Inter-provincial Limited overs tournament having won their all round robin matches. But unfortunately the game washed out due to the rain.<ref name="finals">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/330858.html|title=Teams share trophy as rain ruins final|last=Thawfeeq|first=Sa'adi|date=January 14, 2008|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref> In the 2009 Inter-provincial tournament Kandurata was defeated by Basnahira North by one inning and 16 runs.
Web Site Link - http://slplt20.co/<ref name="dailynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/02/16/spo03.asp|title=Basnahira North in innings win over Kandurata|date=16 february, 2009 |publisher=Daily News|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref>


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Revision as of 08:39, 17 May 2011

Kandurata cricket team
Personnel
CaptainKumar Sangakkara
Team information
Founded1990
Home groundPallekele International Cricket Stadium
Capacity10,300
History
IP FC wins2 (2003-04, 2004-05)
IP LO wins2 (2007-08, 2009-10)
IP T20 winsnone
Official websiteSri Lanka Cricket

Kandurata cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kandy, that represents Central Province. Kandurata team competes all three provincial tournaments:the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament, the List A cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.

Kandurata reached the Finals of 2007/08 Inter-provincial Limited overs tournament having won their all round robin matches. But unfortunately the game washed out due to the rain.[2] In the 2009 Inter-provincial tournament Kandurata was defeated by Basnahira North by one inning and 16 runs. Web Site Link - http://slplt20.co/[3]

Name

From the commence of Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, the team representing Central Province is known as Central province team. But from the 2007/08 season, the team known as "Kandurata" team. "Kandurata" is Sinhalese for "Hill country". The hills or central highlands are mainly situated in central province.

History

Early years (1990–2000)

Sri Lanka Cricket fearing that Club cricket alone would not be enough to keep Sri Lankan cricket competitive, the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament was created as a domestic first-class cricket tournament in Sri Lanka in 1990.[4] From the inauguration of the tournament, in 1990, participating teams varied from year to year. The tournament started with four provincial teams. They were Western Province, Southern Province, North Western Province and Kandurata.

In the first first-class Inter-provincial tournament, which was called the 1990 Singer Inter-Provincial Trophy, Kandurata, then called Central Province, captained by J.R.Ratnayeke, had come second out of the four provinces, losing none but second to Western Provinceon points, with 11.4. Western Province went on to win the tournament, not losing a game.[5]

Establishment of Twenty20 (2000–2010)

With the establishment of Twenty20 cricket in 2003, it came to Sri Lanka in 2004 as the Twenty20 Tournament, however this was replaced with the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 in 2008. Wayamba won the 2007–08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20, which was the first edition of the tournament. They had won four out of five matches in the group stage and eventually won there way into the finals with Ruhuna. Wayamba won by 31 runs.[6]

2010–present

Grounds and Sponsorship

Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium
LocationPallekele, Kandy District, Central Province
Capacity35,000
Opened2009
Tenants
Kandurata cricket team (1990–present)
Main article: Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium

The team's home ground was Asgiriya Stadium, in Kandy. The team will stage their home matches in Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium once it completes construction.[7]

Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium is one of the newest cricket stadiums in Sri Lanka and the newest in the city of Kandy. The stadium was declared opened on November 27, 2009.[8] The stadium is located about a half-hour drive from Kandy.[9] The Pallekele stadium is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Cricket and is set to displace the Asgiriya Stadium, which has hosted Tests from 1983 to 2007, as the international venue of choice around Kandy. The stadium was built by the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka and is designed along the lines of SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa.

Mas Holdings, a Sri Lankan apparel industrial firm is the team's sponsor.[10]

Players

[[File:Kumar Sangakkara.jpg|thumb|right|Kumar Sangakkara of Kandurata Elevens. Kandurata has some reputed Test cricket players such as Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan.[11] Unlike in India and Australia, where cricketers represent their home province or state, it is the norm in Sri Lanka for outside cricketers to play for another province in Inter-Provincial Tournament. This is because uneven distribution of cricketer population among provinces.[citation needed] Therefore it resulted in players like Nishantha Ranatunga and Sanjeeva Ranatunga from Western Province, where the most cricketing population occurs, playing in Kandurata or Central Province.

Current Squad

Players with Test caps are listed in bold. One Day International caps in italics.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
104 Chamara Kapugedera Sri Lanka (1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
145 Jeewan Mendis Sri Lanka (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) Left-handed Right arm leg break
111 Tharanga Paranavitana Sri Lanka (1982-04-15) 15 April 1982 (age 42) Left-handed Right arm off break
— Indika Senaratne Sri Lanka (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm off break
— Kanchana Gunawardene Sri Lanka (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Right arm off break
All-rounders
31 Chinthaka Jayasinghe Sri Lanka (1978-05-19) 19 May 1978 (age 46) Right-handed Right arm medium pace T20i Representative only
24 Suresh Perera Sri Lanka (1978-02-16) 16 February 1978 (age 46) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
97 Thilan Thushara Samaraweera Sri Lanka (1976-09-22) 22 September 1976 (age 48) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
104 Kaushalya Weeraratne Sri Lanka (1981-01-29) 29 January 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
— GASK Gangodawila Sri Lanka (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Right arm fast
Wicket-keepers
84 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 47) Left-handed — Club captain
Bowlers
54 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) Right-handed Right arm off break
98 Dilhara Fernando Sri Lanka (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
— Chaminda Vidanapathirana Sri Lanka (1983-01-25) 25 January 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
— Seekkuge Prasanna Sri Lanka (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm leg break

Notable players

Main article: List of Kandurata representative cricketers

The following is a list of notable players who have represented both Kandurata and Sri Lanka.[12]

Honours

Domestic

Main article: Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament

First Class

List A

Twenty20

References

  1. ^ "Singer Inter-Provincial Trophy, 1990". Cricinfo. 2001. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. ^ Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (January 14, 2008). "Teams share trophy as rain ruins final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. ^ "Basnahira North in innings win over Kandurata". Daily News. 16 february, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Tournaments in Sri Lanka". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  5. ^ http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1990/SL_LOCAL/SIPT/SINGER_TABLE_1990.html
  6. ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/sldomestic/engine/match/345462.html
  7. ^ Thawfeeq, Saa'di (June 15, 2008). "Pallakelle unlikely to host 2011 World Cup games". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  8. ^ "New Pallekele International Cricket stadium opens today". Lankapuvath - National News Agency of Sri Lanka. 2009-11-27. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ Siddarth Ravindran (2010-08-23). "Pallekele readies itself for the big day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka Domestic Season". www.planetcricket.net. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  11. ^ "MAS Holdings Kandurata confident of entering final". Daily News. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  12. ^ "Match/series archive". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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