[Thurya]

SLC has announced a new five Inter-Provincial Tournament to played from this season which they hope will replace the club tournament in the future. Each of the five provinces will have their own sponsor and separate organisation.

The tournament will commence with the one-day matches on December 26 and will be followed by a Twenty20 tournament then the four-day competition.

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Teams


Basnahira North (Western Province North)
Captain : Chaminda Vaas
Home Ground : R. Premadasa Stadium
Sponsor: E Wis

Basnahira South (Western Province South)
Captain : T. M. Dilshan
Home Ground : Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo ; De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa
Sponsor: Lexmark

Ruhuna (Southern Province)
Captain : Sanathj Jayasuriya
Home Ground : Galle International Stadium
Sponsor: Haidramani

Wayamba (North Western Province)
Captain : Mahela Jayawardene
Home Ground : Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
Sponsor: Lanka Bell

Kandurata (Central Province)
Captain : Kumar Sangakkara
Home Ground : Pallekelle Stadium, Kandy
Sponsor: MAS Holdings

Fixtures (Limited Overs Tournament)

December 2007

Sat 29 : Wayamba v Basnahira South at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N)

Sun 30 : Ruhuna v Basnahira North at Galle International Stadium

January 2008

Wed 2 : Kandurata v Basnahira South at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Wed 2 : Wayamba v Basnahira North at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N)

Sat 5 : Wayamba v Ruhuna at Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala

Sat 5 : Kandurata v Basnahira North at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N)

Tue 8 : Basnahira North v Basnahira South at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Tue 8 : Kandurata v Ruhuna at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N)

Fri 11 : Kandurata v Wayamba at Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala

Fri 11 : Ruhuna v Basnahira South at Galle International Stadium

Sun 13 : Final - Team 1 Vs. Team 2 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (D/N)

[Dare]

o nice, hopefully get to see some more young talent come out of Sri Lanka.

[aus5892]

You'll struggle a bit to muster up some interest here, but keep us posted and I'll read up about it all.

[RoboRocks]

Well they have current player captian. They'll struggle to replace them when its time for them to play international cricket.

[.Mob]

Any idea of the squads?

[0601731]

sri lanka badly needs some young talent to come up.

[Thurya]

here are the squads

Basnahira North
Chaminda Vaas *
Avishka Gunawardene
Ian Daniels
Shanuka Dissanayaka
Malintha Gajanayake
Shantha Kalawitigoda
Thilina Kandamby
Nuwan Kulasekara
Angelo Mathews
Dhanuka Pathirana
Ruwin Peiris
Dhammika Prasad
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
Kaushal Silva+
Gayan Wijekoon

Basnahira South
T.M. Dilshan*
Malinda Warnapura
Malinga Bandara
Hasantha Fernando
Prassana Jayawardene+
Chanaka Komasaru
Tharaka Kottehewa
Suranga Lakmal
Lakmal Perera
Dilruwan Perera
Ruchira Perera
Nisal Randika
Chamara Silva
Milinda Siriwardene
Nuwan Zoysa

Kandurata
Kumar Sangakkara*+
Muttiah Muralithran
Chamara Kapugedara
Kanchana Gunawardene
Sajith Fernando
Akalanka Ganegama
Chinthaka Jayasinghe
Thilan Thushara
Tharanga Paranawithana
Nadeera Nawela
Nisitha Rupasinghe
Thilan Samaraweera
Suraj Mohomed
Chaminda Vidanapathirana
Kaushalya Weerarathne

Ruhuna
Sanath Jayasuriya*
Upul Tharanga
Indika De Saram
Sujeewa De Silva
Dilhara Lokuhettige
Gihan De Silva+
Saman Jayantha
Kosala Kulasekara
Lasith Malinga
Tharanga Lakshitha
Supun Nirmala
Anil Rideegammanagedara
Thilakarathna Sampath
Sachithra Senanayake
Sajeewa Weerakoon

Wayamba
Mahela Jayawardene*
Jehan Mubarak
Ishara Amarasinghe
Sameera De Zoysa+
Lanka De Silva
Rangana Herath
Shalika Karunanayake
Jeewantha Kulatunge
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
Ferveez Maharoof
Ajantha Mendis
Mahela Udawatte
Michael Vandort
Harsha Vithana
Chanaka Welagedara

[Dare]

looks like Mahela has the best squad at his disposal, going by names.

interested to see Kaushal Silva play, he has been in great form for Sri Lanka A. if he does good he might bump Prasana out of the Sri lankan squad.

[Skater]

As a matter of interest, has domestic cricket been played at Galle since the Tsunami, or was the Test last week just the first international match there since it happened?

[Thurya]

Originally Posted by skateboarder

As a matter of interest, has domestic cricket been played at Galle since the Tsunami, or was the Test last week just the first international match there since it happened?

nope, the test match was the first one.

[Dare]

hey Thurya i dont see Ranil Dhammika in any of those squad i just checked this guys profile and he has a great domestic record. im suprised that he hasnt played for Sri lanka A and that his name wasnt mentioned any time Sri lanka were selecting their squad.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/sril...yer/48509.html

[Thurya]

Originally Posted by Dare

hey Thurya i dont see Ranil Dhammika in any of those squad i just checked this guys profile and he has a great domestic record. im suprised that he hasnt played for Sri lanka A and that his name wasnt mentioned any time Sri lanka were selecting their squad.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/sril...yer/48509.html

me too. he took 6 for 39 in the Club One-Day Tier B final and guided his team to victory.

[.Mob]

I'll support Basnahira South because of Dilshan and Silva.

[Dare]

cant decide between Basnahira South and North, really like Dilshan as a cricketer but than Vaas is one of my fav cricketers and Silva looks like a good one too.

[Thurya]

ok, these are the Results of the first two matches

Basnahira South Vs. Wayamba
Wayamba 253/9 (50 ov)
Basnahira South 126 (28.1 ov)
Wayamba won by 127 runs

Ruhuna Vs. Basnahira North
Ruhuna 102 (37.5 ov)
Basnahira North 104/3 (28.2 ov)
Basnahira North won by 7 wickets (with 130 balls remaining)

I think Kandurata will grab the trophy.