Wayamba United was a franchise

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that took part in

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, representing North Western Province. Wadhawan Holdings Private Limited purchased the team for $5.02 million in 2012 for a seven-year contract.

History

Wayamba cricket team Wayamba cricket team was a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represented North Western Province. It drew cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competed in two provincial tournaments: the first class cri ...

was a

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n first class cricket team based in

Kurunegala Kurunegala (, ; , ) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, from the end of the 13th ...

, that represented North Western Province. It drew cricketers from Sri Lanka

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. The team competed in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Tournament, and the

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competition known as the

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. Also Wayamba province cricket team became joint champions with Kandurata in the 2007/08 Inter-Provincial Limited overs tournament after the finals match drawn due to rain. The Wayamba cricket team featured in both the 2009 and 2010 editions of the

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as the Wayamba elevens.

Home ground

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is a multi-use stadium in

, in the North Western Province of

, which is situated about 100 km north east of

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. The stadium is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of Wayamba cricket team. The stadium can hold at least 10,000 spectators. Since its wicket had been replaced from a matting wicket to a turf one it has become one of the best batting wickets in the country. It was officially declared open by the then Minister of Home Affairs, Justice

Felix Dias Bandaranaike Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhala:ෆීලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secre ...

in 1972. Welagedara stadium hosted its first international match when Pakistan played there in 1985. In recent times it has regularly hosted international tour matches, unofficial test matches and U19 one-day games. The venue is an extremely picturesque one, with the giant 'Elephant Rock' forming a dramatic backdrop to the ground. It also has historic value being situated in an important location for when Kurunegala was an important Kingdom, King Bhuvanaikabahu VI, would address his subjects from the press box beneath the Elephant Rock. Even though it has a lot of amenities, the Welagedara Stadium is not going to be used for the 2012 SLPL tournament.

Current squad

Coach:

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was named as the head of the franchise for the 2012 edition of the SLPL. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

References

External links

Team site on ESPN CricInfoTeam site on Sri Lanka Premier League
{{Sri Lanka Premier League Sri Lanka Premier League teams Sports clubs and teams in Sri Lanka Cricket clubs established in 2012 Cricket clubs disestablished in 2012 2012 establishments in Sri Lanka Cricket in Kurunegala Sport in Kurunegala