Wayamba - Champions League Twenty20
Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Tournament, and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20. 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. After that season Inter-provincial limited overs tournament discontinued.
Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala is the home ground of Wayamba team. Lanka Bell, a Sri Lankan telecommunication company is the team's sponsor. In the 2009 Inter-provincial tournament Wayamba became runners-up after their defeat by 10 wickets in the finals in the hands of Basnahira North team. Though the Wayamba team won the title of Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament of 2009 season defeating Basnahira South team. Wayamba took Basnahira South's last nine wickets for just eleven runs, and went on to win the match by 5 wickets. 21 years old Isuru Udana was adjudged man of the match and series.
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis and Jehan Mubarak are some of the experienced cricketers play for Wayamba province cricket team. Top seventy five players from the Sri Lankan Premier Limited Overs Tournament are selected for the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 tournament. Then players alloted for the five provincial teams. Therefore lots of players from other provinces represent Wayamba team. Though former Sri Lankan Test cricketer Lanka de Silva is from Kurunegala.
Squad:
Batsmen
Jehan Mubarak (Captain)
Jeevantha Kulatunga
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Udawatte
Michael Vandort
Wicket keepers
Lanka de Silva
Sameera de Zoysa
All-rounders
Shalika Karunanayake
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
Tissara Perera
Bowlers
Ishara Amerasinghe
Rangana Herath
Ajantha Mendis
Isuru Udana
Chanaka Welegedara
