Ace Capital Cricket Club is a
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...
club in Sri Lanka. It was originally founded in 1989 as the Seeduwa/Raddoluwa Cricket Club. In 2011, it became the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club. The SLPA withdrew sponsorship in October 2020 and the club was renamed Ace Capital ahead of the 2020–21 season. In 2022–23, Ace Capital is playing in the
Major League Tournament.
History
Seeduwa Raddoluwa joined the revamped
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 ...
n first-class competition in the 2008–09 season, becoming the 32nd team to take part in the competition. They played in the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.
In 2011–12, under the new name of Sri Lanka Ports Authority Club, captained by
Shantha Kalavitigoda, they competed in Tier B of the Premier Trophy. They won three matches, lost one and drew five, and finished fourth out of ten teams. Captained by
Shanuka Dissanayake
Shanuka Dissanayake (born 10 May 1977) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
Ace Capital Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It was originally founded in 1989 as the See ...
, they again finished fourth in 2012–13 in the group now named Group B, with three wins, three losses and three draws. In the restructured competition in 2013–14 they finished third in Group A, with two wins, two losses and two draws, and progressed to the Super Eight league, where they finished last, with one win, five losses and a draw.
Ashan Priyanjan
Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Ashan Priyanjan (born 14 August 1989) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national side in limited over formats. He is a middle-order batsman and occasionally a right-arm off break bowler.
Persona ...
was captain in most matches.
Captained by
Mahela Udawatte
Mahela Lakmal Udawatte known as Mahela Udawatte ( si, මහේල උඩවත්ත) (born 19 July 1986) is a professional Sri Lankan International cricketer. He played as opening batsman in debut series in 2008, which shifted to become a midd ...
, and with
Malinda Pushpakumara leading the Premier Trophy bowling with 70 wickets at an average of 16.72, they won the Premier Trophy in 2014–15, winning eight out of their 13 matches and losing only once. At the end of the season they had played 44 matches, with 17 wins, 12 losses and 15 draws.
At the end of the 2013–14 season the leading run-scorer is
Gayan Maneshan
Gayan Maneeshan (born 25 February 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy
The Major League Tournament (formerly kno ...
with 1288 runs at an average of 53.66. The leading wicket-taker is
Chanaka Komasaru
Chanaka Komasaru (born 10 September 1983) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He has played more than 100 first-class matches in Sri Lanka since the 2000–01 season. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC T ...
with 76 wickets at 29.39. The highest score is 235 by Ashan Priyanjan against
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. They made their first-class debut in 1991 against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
In the 1993/94 season, they were b ...
in 2012–13. The best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by
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 ...
against
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt wi ...
in 2013–14.
Sinhalese Sports Club v Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club 2013–14
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Current squad
The following players have represented Ace Capital in 2022–23:
References
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Sri Lankan first-class cricket teams