Galle Guardians cricket team is one of the five provincial

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teams which make up the

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n domestic cricket structure representing mainly

Galle District Galle ( si, ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''gālla distrikkaya''; ta, காலி மாவட்டம் ''Kāli māvattam'') is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, th ...

Southern Province, Sri Lanka The Southern Province ( si, දකුණු පළාත ''Dakuṇu Paḷāta'', ta, தென் மாகாணம் ''Theṉ Mākāṇam'') of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of t ...

, and with some nearby provinces. In previous occasions, the province was included in to

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and Ruhuna Reds, where part of them was combined in this season as Galle Guardians. The cricket team's first participation came during the Twenty20 competition known as the

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2016 season which was known as Super T20 Provincial Tournament. The team plays their matches in Colombo

R. Premadasa Stadium The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPS) ( si, ආර්. ප්‍රේමදාස ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, ta, ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Prem ...

Dinesh Chandimal Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal ( si, ලොකුගේ දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්; born 18 November 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team. A handy and agile right-handed bat ...

is the captain of the side.

Ajantha Mendis Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis ( si, අජන්ත මෙන්ඩිස්; born 11 March 1985) better known as Ajantha Mendis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Sri Lankan national cricket team in all three formats, who is ...

Suraj Randiv Hewa Kaluhalamullage Suraj Randiv Kaluhalamulla (born 30 January 1985), formerly Mohamed Marshuk Mohamed Suraj, known popularly as Suraj Randiv, is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He plays first-cla ...

Dushmantha Chameera Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera (born 11 January 1992) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all three formats for the national team, and plays domestically for Nondescripts Cricket Club. He made his international debut for Sri ...

and

Kithuruwan Vithanage Kasun Disi Kithuruwan Vithanage ( si, කිතුරුවන් විතානගේ) (born February 1991), or commonly Kithuruwan Vithanage, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all forms of the game in international level. ...

are some of the other notable current

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ers and

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ers in the national side.

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Amila Aponso Malmeege Amila Aponso, or Amila Aponso (born 23 June 1993) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He played first-class cricket for Ragama Cricket Club. He is a past pupil of St. Sebastians College, M ...

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Tilaksha Sumanasiri Tilaksha Sumanasiri (born 20 January 1995) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Ragama Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut for Ragama Cricket Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament The 2015–16 Premier League Tournament ...

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Dilhara Lokuhettige Loku Hettige Danushka Dilhara (born 3 July 1980), known as Dilhara Lokuhettige, is a Sri Lankan former cricketer, who played limited over cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Lokuhittege had captained Colombo ...

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Prabath Jayasuriya Neketh Gedara Roshan Prabath Jayasuriya, commonly known as Prabath Jayasuriya (born 5 November 1991), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team. In domestic matches, he plays for Colts Cricket Club and Jaffna Stallion ...

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Lahiru Milantha Lahiru Milantha (born 28 May 1994) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Ragama Cricket Club. In March 2018, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, with 448 runs from six matches. In March 2018, he wa ...

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Dilshan Munaweera Eldenia Medagedara Dilshan yasika Munaweera, commonly known as Dilshan Munaweera ( si, ඩිල්ශාන් මුණවීර; born 24 April 1989 in Colombo), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays limited over formats for the n ...

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Primosh Perera Primosh Perera (born 17 May 1989) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament The 2017–18 Super ...

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Isuru Udana Kande Arachchige Isuru Udana Tillakaratna ( si, ඉසුරු උදාන; born 17 February 1988) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented Sri Lanka internationally in limited over formats. He currently plays domestic cricket for Ta ...

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Jeffrey Vandersay Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay (born 5 February 1990) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a past student of Wesley College, Colombo. Domestic career In March 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provin ...

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References

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