Sri Lanka A cricket team
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Ashan Priyanjan |
Coach | Avishka Gunawardene |
Team information | |
Founded | 1991 |
History | |
First-class debut | England A[1] in 1991 at Galle International Stadium |
Official website | Official Website |
The Sri Lanka A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. It is the second-tier of international Sri Lankan cricket, below the full Sri Lanka national cricket team. Matches played by Sri Lanka A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Sri Lanka A played their first match in February 1991, a 45-over contest against England A.
Sri Lanka A have played a number of series, both home and away against other national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition.[2]
Sri Lanka A Cricket team has the world record for the highest 7th wicket partnership in List A history(Rangana Herath & Thilina Kandamby put on 203*)[3][4]
5 different captains have led the Sri Lanka A side in T20 matches.[5]
Current squad[]
Name | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club |
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Batsmen | ||||
Pathum Nissanka | 23 | Right-handed | Nondescripts | |
Priyamal Perera | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Colts |
Sangeeth Cooray | 26 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Colts |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Burgher |
Sadeera Samarawickrama | 26 | Right-handed | Colts | |
All-rounders | ||||
Ashan Priyanjan (captain) | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Colombo |
Kamindu Mendis | 23 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Right-arm off spin |
Chilaw Marians |
Ashen Bandara | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Saracens |
Dasun Shanaka | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Sinhalese |
Shehan Jayasuriya | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Chilaw Marians |
Wicket-keeper | ||||
Niroshan Dickwella | 28 | Left-handed | Nondescripts | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Lakshan Sandakan | 30 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | Colombo |
Akila Dananjaya | 28 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin Right-arm leg spin |
Colts |
Malinda Pushpakumara | 34 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Colombo |
Ramesh Mendis | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Moors |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Lahiru Kumara | 25 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Nondescripts |
Vishwa Fernando | 30 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Colombo |
Chamika Karunaratne | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Nondescripts |
Asitha Fernando | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Chilaw Marians |
Ishan Jayaratne | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Ragama |
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' v England 'A' The Esplanade, Galle". Cricinfo. 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka A | Twenty20 matches | Series results | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Records | List A matches | Partnership records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "5th unofficial ODI: South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Benoni, Sep 28, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka A | Twenty20 matches | List of captains | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
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