The four-day tournament, which is the main stage of the National Super League cricket tournament, will be held from tomorrow (19) to the 5th of March at 6 major stadiums in Sri Lanka.
The teams have already been named for this tournament, which will be held with the participation of 5 teams, where the Colombo team will be led by Kusal Mendis, Jaffna by Dhananjaya de Silva, Galle by Ramesh Mendis, Dambulla by Kamidu Mendis and Candy Niroshan Dickwella.
101 players will compete for this tournament and 20 players are included in each of the other 4 teams except the Galle team. Galle team includes 21 players.
All the matches will be played at R. Premadasa, S. S. C, P. Sarah, Pallakele, Dambulla, Hambantota and Galle international stadiums. The final match of the tournament will be held from March 2nd to 5th at the Galle International Stadium.
Under the preliminary round, the 4 teams that take the lead in the points chart will qualify for the semifinals and those matches will be played from February 23rd to 26th in Hambantota and S. S. C.
Colombo – Kusal Mendis (Captain), Dimuth Karunaratne (Vice-Captain), Avishka Fernando, Nipun Dhananjaya, Heshan Danushka, Charith Asanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Ashen Bandara, Manoj Sarathchandra, Roshen Silva, Lakshita Manasinghe, Kavindu Nadeeshan, Ishita Wijesundara , Kasun Rajitha, Nuvan Pradeep, Nisala Taraka, Kalana Perera, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Tarindu Ratnayake.
Jaffna – Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Sadira Samarawickrama (vice-captain), Nishan Madushka, Navod Paranavithana, Sukita Manoj, Kasun Abeyratne, Janith Liyanage, Madhava Warnapura, Avishka Tharindu, Lahiru Madushanka, Ravindu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Shiran Fernando, Kavin Pathirathne, Eshan Malinga, Binura Fernando, Geoffrey Vandersee, Dilum Sudira, Sanjula Bandara, Shashika Dulshan.
Goals – Ramesh Mendis (captain), Sangeet Kure (vice-captain), Hashan Dumindu, Lakshan Edirisinghe, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Pasindu Suriyabandara, Thulina Dilshan, Vishad Randika, L.P.M. Kumar, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Kavishka Ananjula, Dunit Vellalage, Nimesh Vimukti, Suminda Lakshan, Dilshan Madushanka, Thilanga Udeshan, Milan Ratnayake, Asanka Manoj, Praveen Jayawickrama, Kaumal Nanayakkara.
Dambulla – Kamindu Mendis (captain), Minod Bhanuka (vice-captain), Sahan Nimesha, Leo Francisco, Gayan Manishan, Abhishek Liyanarachchi, Dylan Jayalath, Lasitha Abeyratne, Ashan Priyanjan, Vanindu Hasaranga. Lahiru Samarakoon, Chaminda Wijesinghe, Sanoj Darshika, Asita Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Anuk Fernando, Duvindu Thilakaratne, Lakshan Sadakan, Malinda Pushpakumara, Dushan Hemantha.
Kandy – Niroshan Dickwella (captain), Chamika Karunaratne (vice-captain) Pathum Nissanka, Lasith Kruspulle, Kasun Adhikari, Tanuka Dabare, Oshad Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Ahan Wickramasinghe. Raveen Yasas, Sahan Arachchige, Lahiru Kumara, Amshi de Silva, Nimsara Attaragalle, Matisha Pathirana, Nipun Ransika, Lasith Amudeniya, Ashen Daniel, Vanuja Sahan, Sachitra Perera.
