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Southern Express (cricket team)

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Southern Express
Personnel
CaptainSri Lanka Jehan Mubarak
CoachSri Lanka Upul Chandana
OwnerSri Lanka Cricket
Team information
CityGalle
Founded2013 (Ruhuna Red)
Home groundGalle International Stadium
Capacity35,000
History
Super 4's T20 wins1[1]
CL T20 wins0

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

History

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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

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name[2] Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Yasodha Lanka Sri Lanka (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) Right Left-arm fast-medium
Andy Solomons Sri Lanka (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37) Right Right-arm fast-medium
All-rounders
Dilruwan Perera Sri Lanka (1982-07-22) 22 July 1982 (age 42) Right Right-arm off break
Jehan Mubarak Sri Lanka (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43) Left Right-arm off break
Farveez Maharoof Sri Lanka (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 40) Right Right-arm fast-medium
Seekkuge Prasanna Sri Lanka (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 39) Right Right-arm leg break
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka (1976-11-23) 23 November 1976 (age 47) Right Right-arm off break
Angelo Perera Sri Lanka (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 34) Right Left-arm orthodox
Tillakaratne Sampath Sri Lanka (1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 42) Right Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Niroshan Dickwella Sri Lanka (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31) Left Opening Batsman
Kusal Perera Sri Lanka (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) Left Opening Batsman
Sandun Weerakkody Sri Lanka (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31) Left
Lakshan Rangika Sri Lanka (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33) Right Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Bowlers
Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41) Right Right-arm fast Captain will not play for this team in clt20
Sachith Pathirana Sri Lanka (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35) Left Left-arm orthodox
Charith Jayampathi Sri Lanka (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33) Left Left-arm medium fast
Danushka Gunathilaka Sri Lanka (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991 (age 33) Left Right-arm off break
Kasun Madushanka Sri Lanka (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 33) Right Right-arm fast-medium
Binura Fernando Sri Lanka (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29) Right Left-arm Medium-fast
Ishan Jayaratne Sri Lanka (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35) Right Right-arm fast-medium

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricketwa (2014-06-27). "Sri Lanka Super 4 2014 Schedule". Cricketwa. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. ^ "Caribbean Premier League squads finalised". Cricinfo. ESPN. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.