# Colombo Commandos > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colombo_Commandos > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colombo_Commandos.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Commandos > Source revision: 1184707415 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Sri Lankan cricket team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox cricket team |name = Colombo Commandos |image = Colombo Commandos cricket team logo.jpg |oneday_name = Colombo Commandos |coach = |captain = [Milinda Siriwardene](/source/Milinda_Siriwardene) |founded = '''[Western Province](/source/Western_Province_cricket_team_(Sri_Lanka))'''
1990-1991
'''Basnahira South'''
1992-2010
'''[Basnahira](/source/Basnahira_cricket_team)'''
2011 |ground = [R. Premadasa Stadium](/source/R._Premadasa_Stadium), [Sinhalese Sports Club Ground](/source/Sinhalese_Sports_Club_Ground) & [Tyronne Fernando Stadium](/source/Tyronne_Fernando_Stadium) |capacity = 35,000 |first_fc = vs [Galle](/source/Galle_Guardians){{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/super-twenty20-2016/engine/match/940855.html|title=Colombo Commandos v Galle Guardians|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2016-01-26}} |title1 = [IP T20](/source/Inter-Provincial_Twenty20) |title1wins = 1 |website = [http://www.srilankacricket.lk Sri Lanka Cricket] }} '''Colombo Commandos cricket team''' is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)n domestic [cricket](/source/cricket) structure representing mainly three districts of [Western Province, Sri Lanka](/source/Western_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka), the [Colombo District](/source/Colombo_District), the [Gampaha District](/source/Gampaha_District) and the [Kalutara district](/source/Kalutara_district), and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was divided into two halves as [Basnahira North](/source/Basnahira_North_cricket_team) and [Basnahira South](/source/Basnahira_South_cricket_team), which was combined in this season as Colombo Commandos. The cricket team's first participation came during the Twenty20 competition known as the [Inter-Provincial Twenty20](/source/Inter-Provincial_Twenty20) 2016 season which was known as [Super T20 Provincial Tournament](/source/2016_Super_T20_Provincial_Tournament). The team plays their home matches in Colombo [R. Premadasa Stadium](/source/R._Premadasa_Stadium), [Sinhalese Sports Club Ground](/source/Sinhalese_Sports_Club_Ground) and [Tyronne Fernando Stadium](/source/Tyronne_Fernando_Stadium) in [Moratuwa](/source/Moratuwa).{{cite web|url=http://www.planetcricket.net/forums/domestic-cricket/sri-lanka-domestic-season-38908.html|title=Sri Lanka Domestic Season|date=22 December 2007|work=planetcricket.net|accessdate=2009-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022044324/http://www.planetcricket.net/forums/domestic-cricket/sri-lanka-domestic-season-38908.html|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead}} [Milinda Siriwardene](/source/Milinda_Siriwardene) is the captain of the side.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/super-twenty20-2016/content/squad/964573.html|title=Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament, 2015/16|date=27 January 2016|publisher=[ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo)|accessdate=2016-01-27}} [Shehan Jayasuriya](/source/Shehan_Jayasuriya), [Shaminda Eranga](/source/Shaminda_Eranga) and [Niroshan Dickwella](/source/Niroshan_Dickwella) are some of the other notable current [Test cricket](/source/Test_cricket)ers and [Limited overs cricket](/source/Limited_overs_cricket)ers in the national side. Colombo Commandos won the 2016 Super T20 Provincial Tournament by defeating [Galle Guardians](/source/Galle_Guardians) in the final. ==Current squad== The squad for the 2015–16 season as of 26 January 2016. {{Inter-Provincial squad header|style=width:100%; |team=Colombo Commandos |style1=background:#25aae2;color:#192770; |style2=background:#192770;color:#25aae2; }} || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Milinda Siriwardene](/source/Milinda_Siriwardene) [(c)](/source/Captain_(cricket)) || 30 || All-rounder || [LHB](/source/Batsman) || [LO](/source/Left-arm_orthodox_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Dhananjaya de Silva](/source/Dhananjaya_de_Silva) || 24 || Batsman || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [LOS](/source/Off_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Niroshan Dickwella](/source/Niroshan_Dickwella) || 22 || Wicket-keeper Batsman || [LHB](/source/Batsman) || |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Shaminda Eranga](/source/Shaminda_Eranga) || 29 || Bowler || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RMF](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Vishwa Fernando](/source/Vishwa_Fernando) || 24 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [LMF](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Upul Indrasiri](/source/Upul_Indrasiri) || 33 || Bowler || [LHB](/source/Batsman) || [LO](/source/Left-arm_orthodox_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Shehan Jayasuriya](/source/Shehan_Jayasuriya) || 24 || All-rounder || [LHB](/source/Batsman) || [ROS](/source/Off_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Shehen Jayawardene](/source/Shehen_Jayawardene) || 32 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RFM](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Lahiru Madushanka](/source/Lahiru_Madushanka) || 23 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RFM](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Ramesh Mendis](/source/Ramesh_Mendis) || 20 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [ROS](/source/Off_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Nadeera Nawela](/source/Nadeera_Nawela) || 31 || Batsman || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RFM](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Rashmika Opatha](/source/Rashmika_Opatha) || 18 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [ROS](/source/Off_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Kasun Rajitha](/source/Kasun_Rajitha) || 22 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RMF](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Ramith Rambukwella](/source/Ramith_Rambukwella) || 24 || Opening bastman || [LHB](/source/Batsman) || [ROS](/source/Off_spin) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Lasanda Rukmal](/source/Lasanda_Rukmal) || 25 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RMF](/source/Fast_bowling) |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Sadeera Samarawickrama](/source/Sadeera_Samarawickrama) || 20 || Wicket-keeper || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || |- || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} || [Dasun Shanaka](/source/Dasun_Shanaka) || 24 || All-rounder || [RHB](/source/Batsman) || [RMF](/source/Fast_bowling) |- |} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Inter-Provincial Twenty20}} Category:Provincial Twenty20 teams Category:Sport in Colombo Category:Cricket clubs established in 2016 Category:Sports clubs and teams in Sri Lanka Category:Cricket in Colombo --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colombo Commandos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Commandos) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Commandos?action=history)). 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