Basnahira Cricket Dundee

Basnahira Cricket Dundee
Personnel
CaptainSri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan
CoachSri Lanka Duleep Mendis
Team information
CityColombo
Founded2012
Dissolved2012
Home groundR. Premadasa Stadium
Capacity35,000
History
SLPL winsnone

The Basnahira Cricket Dundee was a franchise cricket team that took part in Sri Lanka Premier League, representing Western Province. The Basnahira cricket team was based in Colombo. Indian Cricket Dundee Limited purchased the team for $4.33 million in 2012. They were owned for seven years, after which a new agreement could be negotiated.[1]

Current squad

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Coach: Duleep Mendis[2]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
1 Cameron Borgas Australia (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm off break
3 Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm medium
7 Brad Hodge Australia (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 49) Right-handed Right-arm off break
21 Rilee Rossouw South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right arm off break
Amal Athulathmudali Sri Lanka (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Nadeera Nawela Sri Lanka (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Marlon Samuels Jamaica (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
34 Jeevan Mendis Sri Lanka (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) Left-handed Leg break
23 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 48) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
13 Robin Peterson South Africa (1979-08-04) 4 August 1979 (age 45) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
62 Sachithra Serasinghe Sri Lanka (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
99 Dhanushka Gunathilleke Sri Lanka (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Sanjaya Gangodawila Sri Lanka (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Mahmudullah Bangladesh (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 38) Right-Handed Right-arm off spin
Wicket-keepers
13 Daniel Smith Australia (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Right-handed
77 Indika de Saram Sri Lanka (1973-09-02) 2 September 1973 (age 51) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bowlers
14 Rangana Herath Sri Lanka (1978-03-19) 19 March 1978 (age 46) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
18 Ishara Amerasinghe Sri Lanka (1978-03-05) 5 March 1978 (age 46) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
19 Nuwan Pradeep Sri Lanka (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
26 Dirk Nannes Australia (1976-05-16) 16 May 1976 (age 48) Right-handed Left-arm fast
30 Dhammika Prasad Sri Lanka (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
67 Charl Langeveldt South Africa (1974-12-17) 17 December 1974 (age 49) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
69 Lahiru Jayaratne Sri Lanka (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Clint McKay Australia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Tim Southee New Zealand (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
12 Thilan Thushara Sri Lanka (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Rushan Jaleel Sri Lanka (1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break

References

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  1. ^ "Indian companies among SLPL-franchise owners". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Waqar joins Afridi as head coach of Ruhuna". Cricket.Org.PK. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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