SLC Super T20 Provincial tournament to begin on 26th January

The much-anticipated Sri Lanka Cricket Super T20 tournament also known as the SLC Elite T20 Championship will start on 26^th January and will go on till 5^th February.

All matches will be played at R. Premadasa International Stadium. This tournament will be the ideal tournament to select upcoming and in-form players for the forthcoming ICC World T20 defense in India.

Incidentally, Sri Lanka T20 captain Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka ODI & Test captain Angelo Mathews will not be playing this tournament as they are nursing injuries. Key left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has also not been named in any of the squads.

The five Provincial teams would be Colombo Commandos, Galle Guardians, Kurunegala Warriors, Hambantota Troopers and Kandy Crusaders. Each team will play each other in a round-robin stage which will be followed up by the semi-finals on 3^rd February and the final on 5^th February.

Colombo Commandoes will be led by charismatic all-rounder Milinda Siriwardana while Dinesh Chandimal will lead the Galle Guardians team. Mahela Udawatte will skipper the Kurunegala Warriors while experienced TM Dilshan have been assigned to lead the Hambanthota Troopers team. Lahiru Thirimanne will render his duties as the captain of the Kandy Crusaders team.

The national selectors have included also five under 19 school boys as well, two from S. Thomas’ College, one each from Royal College, Colombo, Dharmapala College Pannipitiya and St. Peter’s College.

Final Squads

Colombo Commandoes – Milinda Siriwardene (Badureliya CC), Niroshan Dickwella (NCC), Shehan Jayasuriya (Colts), Sadeera Samarawickrama (Colts), Dasun Shanaka (SSC), Dhananjaya De Silva (Tamil Union), Ramith Rambukwella (Tamil Union), Kasun Rajitha (Badureliya CC), Vishwa Fernando (Bloomfield), Lahiru Madushanka (Bloomfield), Ramesh Mendis (SSC), Nadeera Nawela (Badureliya CC) Upul Indrasiri (Bloomfield) Lasanda Rukmal ( SL Air Force), Rashmika Opatha (S. Thomas’ College), Lisula Lakshan (BRC), Shaminda Eranga (Tamil Union), Roy Dias – Coach

Galle Guardians – Dinesh Chandimal (NCC), Udara Jayasundara(Ragama) Dilshan Munaweera (Bloomfield), Kithruwan Vithanage (Tamil Union), Primosh Perera (Bloomfield), Suraj Randiv (Galle CC), Amila Aponso (Ragama), Ajantha Mendis (SL Army), Jeffrey Vandersay (SSC), Dushmantha Chameera (NCC), Isuru Udana (NCC), Dilhara Lokuhettige (Moors), Shalika Karunanayake (SL Army), Tilaksha Sumanasiri (Ragama), Sachitha Jayathillake (S. Thomas’ College), Lahiru Milantha (Ragama), Prabath Jayasuriya (Colts), Sajith Fernando – Coach

Kurunegala Warriors – Mahela Udawatta (Moors), Kusal Mendis (CCC), Upul Tharanga (NCC), Rumesh Buddhika (Galle CC), Lasith Abeyratne (CCC), Chamara Kapugedara (SSC), Chathuranga De Silva (Moors), Asela Gunaratne (SL Army), Tharindu Kaushal (NCC), Nuwan Pradeep (SSC) Kasun Madushanka (SSC), Ishan Jayaratne (Colts), Oshada Fernando (Moors) Imran Khan (Bloomfield), Thikshila De Silva (Chilaw Marians), Maduka Liyanapathirana (Chilaw Marians), Himasha Liyanage (Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya), Shehan Fernando (Colts), Sumithra Warnakulasuriya – Coach.

Hambanthora Troopers – TM Dilshan (Tamil Union), Denuwan Rajakaruna (Moors), Dimuth Karunaratne (SSC), Ashan Priyanjana (SL Ports Authority), Jehan Mubarak (NCC), Angelo Jayasinghe (Colts), Lakshan Sandakan (CCC), Seekuge Prasanna (SL Army) Dilruwan Perera (Colts), Alankara Asanka (Saracens), Sachith Pathirana (CCC), Binura Fernando (SSC), Lahiru Gamage (Chilaw Marians), Thilina Thushara (CCC), Andy Solomons (CCC), Lakshina Rodrigo (St. Peter’s College), Malinda Pushpakumara (Moors), Sandun Weerakody (NCC), Nuwan Zoysa – Coach.

Kandy Crusaders – Lahiru Thirimanna (Ragama CC), Minod Banuka (SSC), Danushka Gunatilaka (SSC), Angelo Perera (NCC), Hashan Dumindu (Colts), Saliya Saman (Chilaw Marians), Sachithra Senanayake (SSC), Thisara Perera (SSC), Akila Dhananjaya (Colts), Jeewan Mendis (Tamil Union), Suranga Lakmal (Tamil Union), Dilhara Fernando (SSC) Anuk Fernando (NCC), Danushka Dharmasiri (Kurunegala Youth CC), Prishan Hewage (Moratuwa SC), Lasith Embuldeniya (Royal College), Chathura Randunu (Bloomfield), Manoj Sarathchandra (Tamil Union), Piyal Wijethunga – Coach.