Southern Express (cricket team)
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sri Lanka Jehan Mubarak |
| Coach | Sri Lanka Upul Chandana |
| Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Team information | |
| City | Galle |
| Founded | 2013 (Ruhuna Red) |
| Home ground | Galle International Stadium |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| History | |
| Super 4's T20 wins | 1[1] |
| CL T20 wins | 0 |
Southern Express (previously known as Ruhuna Red) was a franchise cricket team based in Galle, Sri Lanka.
History
[edit | edit source]The team first took part in the 2013 Super 4's T20 as Ruhuna Red, after losing two games out of three, the team was eliminated. In 2014 the team was renamed as the Southern Express.
Players
[edit | edit source]Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name[2] | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| – | Yasodha Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 October 1992 | Right | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Andy Solomons | Sri Lanka | 18 September 1987 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| – | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 22 July 1982 | Right | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Jehan Mubarak | Sri Lanka | 10 January 1981 | Left | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Farveez Maharoof | Sri Lanka | 7 September 1984 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Seekkuge Prasanna | Sri Lanka | 27 June 1985 | Right | Right-arm leg break | |
| – | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 23 November 1976 | Right | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Angelo Perera | Sri Lanka | 23 February 1990 | Right | Left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Tillakaratne Sampath | Sri Lanka | 23 June 1982 | Right | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka | 23 June 1993 | Left | – | Opening Batsman |
| – | Kusal Perera | Sri Lanka | 17 August 1990 | Left | – | Opening Batsman |
| – | Sandun Weerakkody | Sri Lanka | 3 September 1993 | Left | – | |
| – | Lakshan Rangika | Sri Lanka | 10 June 1991 | Right | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 28 August 1983 | Right | Right-arm fast | Captain will not play for this team in clt20 |
| – | Sachith Pathirana | Sri Lanka | 21 March 1989 | Left | Left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Charith Jayampathi | Sri Lanka | 1 February 1991 | Left | Left-arm medium fast | |
| — | Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka | 17 March 1991 | Left | Right-arm off break | |
| — | Kasun Madushanka | Sri Lanka | 16 July 1991 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka | 12 July 1995 | Right | Left-arm Medium-fast | |
| – | Ishan Jayaratne | Sri Lanka | 26 June 1989 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |