Southern Express (cricket Team)
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Southern Express (previously known as ''Ruhuna Red'') is a franchise
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Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Souther ...
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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History

The team first took part in the 2013 Super 4's T20 as ''Ruhuna Red'', after losing two games out of three, the team was eliminated. In 2014 the team was renamed as the Southern Express


Players

Players with international caps are listed in bold.


See also

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2014 Super 4's T20 The Super 4's T20 replaced the Sri Lanka Premier League from 2014. The tournament in 2014 was played between 27 June 2014 and 2 July 2014 between four franchise teams all owned by the board. Teams * Western Troopers * Udarata Rulers * Yaal Blaz ...
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Sri Lanka Cricket Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It was first registered with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka), Ministry of Sports as the Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka (BCCSL) on 30 June 1975 as a national spo ...


References

{{reflist Galle Sri Lanka Premier League teams