| Ruhuna Royals | |
| Colors: | Orange Purple Gold |
| Owner: | Pearl Overseas Limited |
| City: | Southern Province |
| Coach: |  Waqar Younis |
| Captain: | Shahid Afridi |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Dissolved: | 2012 |
| Ground: | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Stadium |
| Capacity: | 35,000 |
| Title1: | SLPL |
| Title1wins: | none |
Ruhuna Royals was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Southern Province. Pearl Overseas Limited purchased the team for $4.6 million in 2012. They were owned for seven years, after which a new agreement may be negotiated.[1] The team's current captain is Shahid Afridi.
Star Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi joined the franchise as Captain for the 2012 season after leaving Nagenahira Nagas over low payments. Pakistani fast-bowling legend Waqar Younis joined as the head coach of the franchise.
Galle International Stadium is a Cricket Stadium in Golden Galle It would be one of oldest venue in world cricket. Capacity 50,000 & beauty of sea & Odd Galle fort as well & Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was built for the 2011 Cricket World Cup and hosted two matches, the first being Sri Lanka against Canada, on 20 February 2011. The stadium has a capacity of 34,300 people. The stadium won't be able host any matches for the 2012 edition of the SLPL as it is being renovated up to a capacity of 60,000 for the upcoming 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
Coach: Waqar Younis[2]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 5 | Chamara Silva | 14 December 1979 | Right-handed | leg break | |||
| 8 | 8 September 1991 | Left-handed | |||||
| 11 | Aaron Finch |  | 17 November 1986 | Right-handed | |||
| 29 | | 31 December 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| 66 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 8 September 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| – | Nasir Jamshed | | 6 December 1989 | Left-handed | |||
| – | Mohammad Ashraful |  | 7 July 1984 | Right-handed | |||
| – | Richard Levi | 14 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 4 | Dilruwan Perera | 22 July 1982 | Right-handed | ||||
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | | 1 March 1980 | Right-handed | Captain | ||
| 14 | 14 February 1987 | Right-handed | |||||
| 55 | Gihan Rupasinghe | 5 March 1986 | Left-handed | leg break | |||
| – | 10 May 1977 | Right-handed | |||||
| – | Nathan McCullum |  | 1 September 1980 | Right-handed | |||
| – | Ryan McLaren | 9 February 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| – | Gayan Wijekoon | 21 December 1976 | Left-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 59 | Prasanna Jayawardene | 9 October 1979 | Right-handed | ||||
| – | 30 September 1990 | Right-handed | |||||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 44 | 6 September 1991 | Right-handed | |||||
| 47 | Wahab Riaz | | 28 June 1985 | Right-handed | |||
| 75 | Jerome Taylor |  | 22 June 1984 | Right-handed | |||
| 77 | 30 April 1982 | Right-handed | |||||
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | 28 August 1983 | Right-handed | ||||
| – | Ryan Harris | | 11 October 1979 | Right-handed | |||
| – | 25 January 1983 | Right-handed | |||||
| – | 16 July 1991 | Right-handed | |||||
| – | Malinga Bandara | 31 December 1979 | Right-handed | ||||
| – | 10 May 1992 | Left-handed | |||||