Southern Express (cricket team) explained

Southern Express
Owner:Sri Lanka Cricket
City:Galle
Coach: Upul Chandana
Captain: Jehan Mubarak
Founded:2013 (Ruhuna Red)
Ground:Galle International Stadium
Capacity:35,000
Title1:Super 4's T20
Title1wins:1[1]
Title2:CL T20
Title2wins:0

Southern Express (previously known as Ruhuna Red) is a franchise cricket team based in Galle, Sri Lanka.

History

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

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.Name[2] NatBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
1 October 1992 Right
18 September 1987 Right
All-rounders
Dilruwan Perera 22 July 1982 Right
Jehan Mubarak 10 January 1981 Left
Farveez Maharoof 7 September 1984 Right
Seekkuge Prasanna 27 June 1985 Right
Tillakaratne Dilshan 23 November 1976 Right
Angelo Perera 23 February 1990 Right
23 June 1982 Right
Wicket-keepers
Niroshan Dickwella 23 June 1993 Left Opening Batsman
Kusal Perera 17 August 1990 Left Opening Batsman
3 September 1993 Left
10 June 1991 Right
Bowlers
Lasith Malinga 28 August 1983 Right Captain will not play for this team in clt20
21 March 1989 Left
1 February 1991 Left
17 March 1991 Left
16 July 1991 Right
12 July 1995 Right
26 June 1989 Right

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lanka Super 4 2014 Schedule. 2014-06-27. 2014-06-27. Cricketwa. Cricketwa.
  2. News: Caribbean Premier League squads finalised . 6 June 2013 . ESPN . Cricinfo . 9 June 2013 .