Kurunegala Warriors cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly two districts of North Western Province, Sri Lanka, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to Wayamba cricket team, where part of them was combined in this season as Kurunegala Warriors. 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.[1]
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| One Day name | Kurunegala Warriors |
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| Personnel | |
| Captain | Mahela Udawatte |
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Welagedara Stadium |
| History | |
| Twenty20 debut | 2016 |
| IP T20 wins | none |
| Official website | Sri Lanka Cricket |
The team plays their matches in Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium, though the home ground is Welagedara Stadium.[2] Mahela Udawatte is the captain of the side.[3] Chamara Kapugedera, Upul Tharanga and Nuwan Pradeep are some of the other notable current Test cricketers and Limited overs cricketers in the national side.
Current squad
editThe squad for the 2015–16 season as of 26 January 2016.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Kurunegala Warriors". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Domestic Season". planetcricket.net. 22 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2015/16". ESPNcricinfo. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.