Central Province cricket team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Home ground | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | vs Western Province in 1990 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| IP FC wins | 2 (2003–04, 2004–05) |
| IP LO wins | 2 (2007–08, 2009–10) |
| IP T20 wins | none |
| Official website: | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| PICS | |
| Full name | Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province |
| Owner | Sri Lanka Cricket |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Tenants | |
| Kandurata cricket team (1990–present) | |
Kandurata cricket team was a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kandy, that represented Central Province of Sri Lanka. Kandurata competed in all three provincial tournaments:the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament, the List A cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.
Kandurata is the current champion of Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament, and has won title in 2010–11, 2009–10, and the joint title in 2007–08 series. In 2007/08 Inter-provincial Limited overs tournament, Kandurata reached the finals by winning all their round robin matches, but the game was washed out due to rain.
From the commence of Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament, the team representing Central Province is known as Central province team. But from the 2007/08 season, the team known as "Kandurata" team. "Kandurata" is Sinhalese for "Hill country". The hills or central highlands are mainly situated in central province.
Sri Lanka Cricket fearing that Club cricket alone would not be enough to keep Sri Lankan cricket competitive, the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament was created as a domestic first-class cricket tournament in Sri Lanka in 1990. From the inauguration of the tournament, in 1990, participating teams varied from year to year. The tournament started with four provincial teams. They were Western Province, Southern Province, North Western Province and Kandurata.
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