Ruhuna cricket team

Ruhuna Elevens

One-day name:	Ruhuna elevens
Captain:	Mahela Udawatte
Colors:	Red      Blue
Founded:	1990
Home ground:	Galle International Stadium
Capacity:	35,000
First-class debut:	Wayamba in 1990 at Galle International Stadium
IP FC wins:	none
IP LO wins:	none
IP T20 wins:	1 (2011)
Official website:	Sri Lanka Cricket

Galle International Stadium

Location	Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Opened	1876
Tenants
Ruhuna cricket team (1990–present)

Ruhuna cricket team was one of the five provincial cricket teams that took part in Sri Lankan Inter-Provincial Tournament, representing Southern Province. The Ruhuna cricket team was based in Galle. It drew cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. Team colors were Red and Blue. Ruhuna cricket team took part in all three provincial tournaments: the first-class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial First Class Tournament, the List A competition known as the Inter-Provincial Limited Over Tournament and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20.

Ruhuna cricket team had participated every tournament since the inauguration of the tournament since 1990. Despite the team having been represented by many formidable international, national cricketers the team still to win a title in the Inter-Provincial tournament. Ruhuna was beaten by Wayamba cricket team in 2007/08 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 by 31 runs in the finals, the only time the team was qualified for a final of the tournament. They however won the 2011 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 (by defeating Wayamba Wolves in the final), its first title that led to its qualification for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 qualifying rounds. Ruhuna Rhinos will play the qualifying round in Champions League Twenty20 in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahela Udawatte. In the qualifying round, they managed a 4-run win over the Leicestershire Foxes, but they missed out on the tournament proper to Indian franchise Kolkata Knight Riders on net run rate.

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