Galle Guardians cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to Southern Express and Ruhuna Reds, where part of them was combined in this season as Galle Guardians. 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.
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| One Day name | Galle Guardians |
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| Personnel | |
| Captain | Dinesh Chandimal |
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| First-class debut | vs Colombo[1] |
| IP T20 wins | none |
| Official website | Sri Lanka Cricket |
The team plays their matches in Colombo R. Premadasa Stadium.[2] Dinesh Chandimal is the captain of the side.[3] Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv, Dushmantha Chameera and Kithuruwan Vithanage are some of the other notable current Test cricketers and Limited overs cricketers in the national side.
Current squad edit
The squad for the 2015–16 season as of 26 January 2016.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Galle Guardians v Colombo Commandos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "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.