Kandy Crusaders cricket team is one of the five provincial

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teams which make up the

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n domestic cricket structure representing mainly three districts of

Central Province, Sri Lanka The Central Province ( ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ''Maddiya Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 5,674 km2 and a population of 2,421,148, making it the 2nd most populated province. The city of Kand ...

, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to Kandurata Maroons, where part of them was combined in this season as Kandy Crusaders. The cricket team's first participation came during the Twenty20 competition known as the

Inter-Provincial Twenty20 SLC Super Provincial Twenty20, earlier known as SLC Inter-Provincial Twenty20, was a Twenty20 domestic Cricket competition in Sri Lanka held by Sri Lanka Cricket. It was one of three Inter-Provincial Cricket tournaments. Sri Lanka used to hav ...

2016 season which was known as Super T20 Provincial Tournament. The team plays their matches in Colombo

R. Premadasa Stadium The Ranasinghe Premadasa Cricket Stadium (RPS) (, ; formerly known as Khettarama Stadium) is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricke ...

, though the home ground is

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (, ) is a cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The stadium opened on 27 November 2009 and became the world's 104th Test venue in December 2010. Location and background The stadium is located about east ...

Lahiru Thirimanne Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne, known as Lahiru Thirimanne (; born 9 August 1989) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, and a former ODI captain. He is a left-handed opening batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He had a ...

is the captain of the side.

Dilhara Fernando Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando (; born 19 July 1979) is a former professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He played as a right-handed pace bowler and was a key member of the Sri Lankan teams which finished as runners-up in the 2007 ...

Thisara Perera Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera (; born 3 April 1989), popularly known as Thisara Perera, is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who played all formats for the national team. He also captained the team in limited-over ...

Suranga Lakmal Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal (; born 10 March 1987) is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played in all formats of the game and is a former Test cricket captain. He is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He sta ...

and

Sachithra Senanayake Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake (; born 9 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan playback singer and former professional cricketer who played all three formats of the game. He is first-class cricketer, who currently plays limite ...

are some of the other notable current

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ers and

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ers in the national side.

Current squad

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Minod Bhanuka Minod Bhanuka Ranasinghe (born 29 April 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2019. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 201 ...

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Akila Dananjaya Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera (; born 4 October 1993), popularly as Akila Dananjaya, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game for the national team. In March 2021, he be ...

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Anuk Fernando Anuk Fernando (born 1 August 1995) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was a one-day cricket competition for sixteen in ...

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Danushka Gunathilaka Mestiyage Don Danishka Gunathilaka, commonly known as Danushka Gunathilaka, (born 17 March 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who represented and played for Sri Lanka as a top-order batter in all formats of the game. He has also been oc ...

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Saliya Saman Saliya Saman (born 25 November 1985) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Galle Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. See also * List of Ch ...

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Jeevan Mendis Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis (; born 15 January 1983) is a former Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who played limited over internationals. An all-rounder who bowls leg spin, Mendis has represented Sri Lanka in the 2012 Worl ...

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Angelo Perera Angelo Kanishka Perera (born 23 February 1990), or Angelo Perera, is a former professional cricketer, who played limited over cricket for Sri Lanka. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who plays for Nondescripts Cricket Club. ...

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Chathura Randunu Chathura Randunu (born 1 April 1984) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. In April 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament The 2018 Super Prov ...

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References

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